Overview
- Jacquet will complete the season with Rennes before moving to Anfield in the summer, a deal he called an honour in remarks via Rennes’ website.
- The fee is widely reported at about £55m plus £5m in add-ons (roughly €64m plus €5m), placing him among Liverpool’s most expensive defenders after Virgil van Dijk.
- Liverpool’s decision not to add a defender for the run-in has drawn criticism given current injuries, with ESPN calling the January inaction baffling despite the Jacquet agreement.
- World Cup winner Christophe Dugarry condemned the price as excessive, labeling Liverpool “suckers” and arguing the market has “lost its mind.”
- Rennes’ sale continues a lucrative transfer model, with ESPN noting the club’s recent outgoing fees total roughly €275m before the potential €69m from Jacquet.