Bayern Munich fears another Marc Guehi as Chelsea and Manchester City are after their target. Bayern Munich are prepared to miss out on another centre-back target, Jeremy Jacquet, this January. Chelsea and Manchester City are competing for the Rennes star. With the Blues heavily invested in getting this deal done, however, the 20-year-old’s switch to the Premier League could be set to accelerate in the coming days. Bayern Munich’s management is trying their best to get the defender. It would be interesting to see which club the player chooses at the end of the season.
It is not easy to break onto the scene as a young center-back, especially at Bayern Munich. However, Rennes defender Jérémy Jacquet, 20, is starting to catch a lot of attention. Jacquet is stepping up as a nailed-on starter for a club in contention for European places this season in Ligue 1, and there are more giants than just the German club lurking around, according to a report from L’Équipe. Bayern and Chelsea are the clubs showing the most interest in Rennes center-back Jérémy Jacquet (20). The French club’s idea is to keep the player until the end of the season and potentially drive the price up in the summer to the ranges they sold. Désiré Doué (€60m) and Jérémy Doku (€66m) for Rennes has done marvelous work with developing young talent and flipping them for transfer profit in recent years. It was Rennes that Bayern purchased Mathys Tel from several summers ago. Though that did not work out in Bavaria, Tel netted solid return for Bayern on his exit and is now trying to make his mark for Tottenham Hotspur in the Premier League.
🚨 BREAKING: Rennes are demanding more than €60m for their prized defender Jérémy Jaquet, with Chelsea pushing to complete a deal this month.
Talks are ongoing as the Blues explore their options.
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Chelsea are interested in the Marc Guehi 2.0, just like Bayern Munich.
Fabrizio Romano has provided a major Chelsea transfer update. As they’ve had positive conversations over signing Jeremy Jacquet. However, the Blues face paying big money to get this signing done. With Rennes determined to make the talented young French center-back their biggest ever sale. Speaking on his YT channel, Romano provided his latest insight into negotiations, with Jacquet himself seemingly sold on the potential move to Stamford Bridge. “I’ve been telling you many stories on Chelsea’s talents … Jeremy Jacquet, who is one of the main options at Chelsea list to become their new center-back in this January transfer window. “Chelsea decided to go in because Chelsea a few days ago. Did a mission in France to meet with Rennes and start the conversations – very positive conversations – on the player side, but still no agreement from club to club. “At the moment Rennes are still asking for very big money. So at this stage there is no agreement done or close club to club. The clubs continue talks, but complications remain at this stage.”
Jeremy Jaquet
A very talented central defender. He’s 20, but he’s better than our CB options.
He can play the CCB role, but can also partner Colwill when he returns.
I felt we needed experience and a leader. Difficult to assess his character, but Rosenior obviously knows… pic.twitter.com/wt2a2ffxCN
— London Blue (@londonbluenews) January 17, 2026
Fan’s reaction
The Bayern Munich fans are a bit nervous regarding the situation of their club signing a new defender. Kompany has clearly mentioned the need for a defender, yet Bayern’s management has failed to sign one. On the other hand, Chelsea fans are excited about the news of their club signing a young defender. The defender might give Rosenior a big boost on the big Champions League nights. The fans believe that Rosenior will perfectly manage the player.
Author’s insight
From the author’s point of view, the young defender has huge potential and is destined for big clubs. It would be interesting to see which manager signs him first.
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