Clearest sign yet that Jeremy Jacquet is COMING

Liverpool have got some sorting out to do at centre-back.

There are immediate concerns - with Ibrahima Konate missing matches recently due to a bereavement and Joe Gomez once again injured.

The England international joins Giovanni Leoni on the sidelines - with the Italian teenager out for the season with a torn ACL.

Arne Slot is down to the bare bones and needed youngster Amara Nallo to fill out the bench against Qarabag on Wednesday night in the Champions League.

With only a few days left until the end of the January window the Premier League champions look unlikely to make a major centre-back acquisition.

Instead they will have to muddle on until the summer at least with what they’ve got.

Liverpool plan to sign Jeremy Jacquet from Rennes

Richard Hughes has taken a certain degree of action to alleviate the pressure on the centre of defence during this transfer window - but none of those signings are ready for an immediate start.

Noah Adekoya and Mor Talla Ndiaye have been brought in but will feature for Rob Page’s under-21s before being considered for first-team duty.

In a similar boat is another young centre-back in the shape of Ifeanyi Ndukwe - who will join the club in summer after he’s turned 18.

It’s clear a full centre-back rebuild is on the cards - featuring Leoni at the heart of operations.

Konate is out of contract in summer 2026 with Van Dijk and Gomez following suit a year later. And there are encouraging signs that Jeremy Jacquet will be part of the Liverpool defensive revolution.

Paul Joyce speaks out on Liverpool's Jacquet interest

The 20-year-old Rennes man has astounded recruiters from around Europe’s top leagues with his form in France’s top flight.

Jacquet is on the radar of Chelsea - who have centre-back issues of their own - but Liverpool’s reported interest has now come with the endorsement of a top source.

Paul Joyce writing in the Times has got the inside track on all comings and goings at Anfield - and he has disclosed that Jacquet is a Reds’ centre-back target for the summer.

“Rennes’ Jérémy Jacquet, 20, is under consideration,” his report reads.

You can take it for a fact that this isn’t a throwaway transfer snippet. It’s a clear indication that Liverpool are right on the trail of the France under-21 international.

The Premier League champions will be hoping Chelsea don’t strike a deal in the upcoming days - and that they get a clear run at Jacquet in summer 2026.

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