Liverpool have agreed a 60m deal for Rennes defender Jeremy Jacquet - but the centre-half will not be joining the club in the current transfer window. Subject to a medical, the 20-year-old will move to the Reds in the summer after the clubs reached agreement on a 55m fee plus 5m in add-ons. Personal terms are not expected to be an issue with the France Under-21 international.
I've been telling you many stories on Chelsea talents Jeremy Jacquet, who is one of the main options on Chelsea list to become their new centre-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 player side, but still no agreement club to club.
Liverpool's recruitment department has sent scouts to watch Jacquet on several occasions this season, and each report has returned with the same verdict: this player is special. Jacquet, who came through the Rennes youth academy, has been impressing coaches and analysts alike. Liverpool identify Ibrahima Konate replacement Standing at 6'3, the young centre-back combines natural athleticism with a calm, ball-playing style that fits perfectly into the modern game. His progress has not gone unnoticed by scouts across Europe.
Adrien Truffert has form for hitting the ground running. At Rennes, the club he joined at 13 and spent a decade at until leaving for Bournemouth in the summer, his debut arrived as a substitute against Monaco and culminated in him teeing up the equaliser with a wicked left-foot cross and then scoring a stoppage-time winner. Aged 18, Truffert sent a shot underneath Benjamin Lecomte, the opposition goalkeeper who visits Bournemouth with Fulham on Friday.