Arne Slot explains why Liverpool signed Jeremy Jacquet with glowing verdict on $82M transfer

Liverpool head coach Arne Slot has offered his verdict after the Reds snapped up $82M center-back Jeremy Jacquet earlier this week ahead of the summer window opening

Arne Slot and Jeremy Jacquet.(Image: Getty Images)

Liverpool head coach Arne Slot has outlined why the Reds snapped up Jeremy Jacquet on deadline day, with an $82 million (£60 million) swoop to beat Chelsea to the 20-year-old center-back.

"Very pleasing," Slot said of the deal. "He is a very big talent and maybe even more than a talent, but we say that because of his age. We weren't the only ones interested in him so it is a big compliment to those who are signing the players.

"It is another example of the model we use at this club: young, talented at the start of their careers, and can improve and help us for short and definitely long term. We have signed a lot of those recently and the mid to long-term future is in as very good place."

Chelsea and clubs around Europe are understood to have held an interest in Jacquet. However, he chose Liverpool as the best next step in his career, with Rennes insistent that he wouldn't be leaving France until the summer.

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