There is a big twist to the January transfer window. Liverpool have now hijacked Chelsea’s hope of signing the top rated and talented French defender Jeremy Jacquet. In this case, Liverpool have agreed a deal worth up to £60 million with the Ligue 1 club Stade Rennais. Earlier, The 20-year-old centre-back looked set and ready for a move to Stamford Bridge. However, now recent changes have made the Reds become as the favourites to sign him ahead of the summer transfer window.
🚨💣 BREAKING: Jeremy Jacquet to Liverpool, here we go! Deal agreed now for June 2026, as revealed.
Understand fee is €60m plus €10m add-ons to Rennes. Jeremy has agreed personal terms with #LFC.
Agreement done for summer 2026 for one of the most talented CBs in the world. pic.twitter.com/eVoA75oAiQ
— Fabrizio Romano (@FabrizioRomano) February 1, 2026
Why Jeremy Jacquet chose Liverpool over Chelsea?
The transfer battle for Jeremy Jacquet became one of the most discussed deal of the winter window. Although the Blues held early talks and were long considered the favourites, they lost the deal to Liverpool.
According to transfer experts from Europe, representatives of Jacquet were in talks with both clubs. However, the Reds have a plan for his development and that played a big role in making the decision. Liverpool’s plan of a clear path to first-team football and game time has attracted the young defender from France. Also, now Chelsea already have a deep squad of centre-back options. Thus, new signing may not be convinced to get game time ahead of so much competition for places.
Jeremy is just 20 years old and is a top talent in Europe. He starts regularly for Rennais in the French League. Also, he plays for France Under-21 National Team. He has Impressed experts with his talent, passing and defensive ability. He is tall and has strong physical ability along with reading the game well. In this case, He feels he can use his talent in the best way while playing for a team like Liverpool in the Premier League. Also, he feels he can be a regular starter for the Reds soon thus Liverpool became his ideal destination.
Liverpool Move Fast To Complete Jeremy Jacquet Deal-
Liverpool’s interest in signing Jacquet has been very well seen and known over the past. Liverpool are pushing and trying hard to improve their defensive options and squad ahead of the 2026-27 season. In this case, The Reds have now agreed a £60m guaranteed fee plus £10m in add-ons with Rennais, with the deal expected to be finalised next summer.
Strong talks took place between the Blues and Rennais earlier in January. However, Liverpool’s interest in joining the race to sign the young defender proved the winner. Sources say that Chelsea could not meet Rennais asking price for the young centre-back. The French club was firm on their demand for a club-record fee.
Rennais Stance On Jacquet Deal :
There were some complications in this deal. Rennais did not want to sell Jacquet mid season, they wanted him to stay till the end of this season. Thus, they wanted to complete the deal in the summer transfer window. However, due to great offers they agreed for the transfer in the mid season transfer window but he would still stay till the end of current season and join his new club in the summer.
What This Means For Chelsea?
Chelsea were interested to sign Jeremy Jacquet from Rennais. In this case, many football journalists reported that Chelsea held discussion with Rennais about this deal. However, the two clubs were not able to reach to an agreement for him. Now, Chelsea are looking for other options in market to improve their defence. They are troubled by a lot of injuries and inconsistent performances in their team. They feel a fresh signing will help them solve their problems.
Conclusion
The Premier League is already a very intense and competitive league. Now, a talent like Jeremy Jacquet playing in the League adds more potential and intensity which the Premier League fans would be excited to watch. Also, this improves Liverpool’s backline which will help them next season.
It will be interesting to see how this transfer works out for Liverpool. What Options will Chelsea look for? What will Jacquet bring to the Premier League?
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