{"id":16811,"date":"2026-02-02T19:04:25","date_gmt":"2026-02-02T19:04:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/diyhaven858.wasmer.app\/index.php\/liverpool-reach-jeremy-jacquet-55m-74m-deal-sources\/"},"modified":"2026-02-02T19:04:25","modified_gmt":"2026-02-02T19:04:25","slug":"liverpool-reach-jeremy-jacquet-55m-74m-deal-sources","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/diyhaven858.wasmer.app\/index.php\/liverpool-reach-jeremy-jacquet-55m-74m-deal-sources\/","title":{"rendered":"Liverpool reach J\u00e9r\u00e9my Jacquet \u00a355m ($74m) deal &#8211; sources"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"article-meta\">\n<div class=\"byline-wrap\">\n<ul class=\"authors byline-authors\">\n<li class=\"mugshot-shown\">\n<div class=\"author-img\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/a.espncdn.com\/combiner\/i?img=\/i\/columnists\/full\/lindop_beth.png&amp;h=80&amp;w=80&amp;scale=crop\" alt=\"\" width=\"40\" height=\"40\"\/><\/div>\n<p>Beth Lindop<span class=\"timestamp \">Feb 2, 2026, 05:10 AM ET<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"author-overlay\">Close<\/p>\n<ul>Based in Liverpool, Beth Lindop is ESPN&#8217;s Liverpool correspondent and also covers the WSL and UWCL.<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Multiple Authors<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Liverpool have reached a pre-agreement with Rennes to sign defender J\u00e9r\u00e9my Jacquet in the summer, sources told ESPN.<\/p>\n<p>The deal is expected to be worth \u00a355 million ($74 million) plus \u00a35 million ($6.8 million) in add-ons, the sources added, with the 20-year-old viewed as a crucial part of Liverpool&#8217;s defensive rebuild.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"inline editorial float-r\" data-behavior=\"article_related\">\n<h2 class=\"editorial-title\">Editor&#8217;s Picks<\/h2>\n<p>2 Related<\/p>\n<\/aside>\n<p>Chelsea had agreed a fee for Jacquet and didn&#8217;t expect personal issues to be an issue but that changed when they decided to bring back centre-back Mamadou Sarr from Strasbourg and refused offers to sell Josh Acheampong, sources told ESPN.<\/p>\n<p>Jacquet prefers the project at Liverpool because he expects to have more opportunity to play, sources told ESPN.<\/p>\n<p>Liverpool are in need of defensive reinforcements, with uncertainty remaining over the futures of Ibrahima Konat\u00e9 and Andy Robertson, who are both out of contract in the summer. The Premier League champions had tried to sign Marc Gu\u00e9hi from Crystal Palace last summer, only for Palace to pull the plug on the \u00a335 million ($47.8 million) deal on deadline day.<\/p>\n<p>England international Gu\u00e9hi joined rivals Manchester City earlier this month. Sources told ESPN Liverpool had held talks over a January move for Netherlands international Lutsharel Geertruida, who is currently on a season-long loan at Sunderland from RB Leipzig.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"inline inline-photo full\">\n<figure><picture><source data-srcset=\"https:\/\/a2.espncdn.com\/combiner\/i?img=%2Fphoto%2F2026%2F0201%2Fr1609062_1296x729_16%2D9.jpg&amp;w=570&amp;format=jpg, https:\/\/a2.espncdn.com\/combiner\/i?img=%2Fphoto%2F2026%2F0201%2Fr1609062_1296x729_16%2D9.jpg&amp;w=1140&amp;cquality=40&amp;format=jpg 2x\" media=\"(min-width: 376px)\"><source data-srcset=\"https:\/\/a2.espncdn.com\/combiner\/i?img=%2Fphoto%2F2026%2F0201%2Fr1609062_1296x729_16%2D9.jpg&amp;w=375, https:\/\/a2.espncdn.com\/combiner\/i?img=%2Fphoto%2F2026%2F0201%2Fr1609062_1296x729_16%2D9.jpg&amp;w=750&amp;cquality=40&amp;format=jpg 2x\" media=\"(max-width: 375px)\"><img class=\" lazyload lazyload\" data-image-container=\".inline-photo\" height=\"320\" width=\"570\"\/><\/source><\/source><\/picture><figcaption class=\"photoCaption\">J\u00e9r\u00e9my Jacquet is set to join Liverpool on deadline day.\u00a0<cite>Getty Images<\/cite><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/aside>\n<p>However, Liverpool opted not to pursue the deal after Sunderland were unable to find a replacement.<\/p>\n<p>Liverpool have suffered a host of defensive injuries this term, with Conor Bradley and Giovanni Leoni out for the season, while Joe Gomez and Jeremie Frimpong are also sidelined.<\/p>\n<p>Arne Slot&#8217;s defending Premier League champions are in sixth place, 14 points behind leaders Arsenal, but only two back of Manchester United in fourth.<\/p>\n<p><em>Information from ESPN&#8217;s James Olley and Julien Laurens contributed to this report.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Beth LindopFeb 2, 2026, 05:10 AM ET Close Based in Liverpool, Beth Lindop is ESPN&#8217;s Liverpool correspondent and also covers the WSL and UWCL. Multiple Authors Liverpool have reached a pre-agreement with Rennes to sign defender J\u00e9r\u00e9my Jacquet in the summer, sources told ESPN. 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