Liverpool gained a race in opposition to Chelsea to safe the £60million signing of Jeremy Jacquet on deadline day, however the deal has didn’t impress a former French worldwide who has accused the Reds of ‘shedding their minds’.
Jacquet accomplished his medical on Monday, with Liverpool confirming he’ll transfer to Anfield on July 1.
The deal is price £55m assured with potential add ons as much as £5m. Jacquet is known to have agreed a five-year contract with the choice for an extra yr.
Jacquet was topic of longstanding and vital curiosity from Chelsea and different main European golf equipment.
The 20-year-old had been on mortgage within the French second tier 12 months in the past, earlier than Rennes recalled him and made the defender part of their first group line-up.
Jacquet has now made a complete of 36 appearances in Ligue 1 and can add extra as he completes the season with Rennes.
Liverpool have been labelled ‘suckers’ who’ve ‘misplaced their minds’ after spending £60m on Rennes centre again Jeremy Jacquet
Former France star Christophe Dugarry hit out on the extreme price agreed for the centre again
Regardless of acknowledging Jacquet’s means, former French ahead Christophe Duggary has labelled Liverpool as ‘suckers’ for agreeing to pay £60million for the defender.
‘This is not meant to offend the participant; truthfully, he is to not blame in any respect, and we want him all the perfect as a result of he is a great participant. When you may have suckers like that, nicely completed to Rennes,’ Duggary informed RMC Sport.
‘Rennes managed to discover a sucker like Liverpool for 72 million euros.’
The 1998 World Cup winner doubled down after it was highlighted that Man United had paid £52m for Leny Yoro again in the summertime of 2024.
‘Very nicely, however have a look at the end result,’ Duggary acknowledged. ‘Allow them to proceed, all these English golf equipment, sending tens of thousands and thousands of euros.
‘This is not only a two-tiered soccer state of affairs anymore, it is a soccer that is misplaced its thoughts. Let’s cease attempting to fake there is a justification for it. There isn’t any justification in anyway.
‘And even for poor little Jacquet, this switch goes to place quite a lot of stress on him. Even him, the poor child, who’s definitely an excellent participant, goes to reach with a pall of stress.
‘His performances might be considered otherwise, although he does not deserve it. These of us who know soccer, let’s not attempt to justify this quantity by saying it is as a result of Liverpool has cash or no matter. It is meaningless.
‘I do not know what is going on on, it is ridiculous. No, it is not provide and demand. It is ridiculous, it is ridiculous.’
Jacquet had been pursued by Chelsea however Liverpool gained the race for the rising French star
Regardless of Duggary’s protestations over the figures concerned within the deal, Jacquet had attracted curiosity from throughout Europe as a result of his standing as an impressive central defensive prospect.
Liverpool accelerated their very own long-term curiosity accelerated over the weekend.
Jacquet had his coronary heart on a transfer to Liverpool figuring out that additionally they provided a greater profession pathway than Chelsea.
The transfer got here with Liverpool in search of to arrange for the long run, with Virgil van Dijk turning 35 in July and doubts over Ibrahima Konate’s future with the Frenchman contract presently expiring in the summertime.
Liverpool signed Italian teenager Giovanni Leoni for £26million in the summertime, however the 18-year-old is presently recovering from an anterior cruciate ligament harm sustained on his debut.
