Jeremy Jacquet made his first appearance since sealing his transfer to Liverpool, which will take place in the summer, as Rennes were dumped out of the French Cup by Marseille.
The 20-year-old defender played at the heart of a back five, but was unable to stop his team from falling to a disappointing 3-0 defeat against Roberto De Zerbi’s men. Rennes were outplayed and downed by goals from Amine Gouiri, Mason Greenwood and Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang.
While the £60 million Liverpool signing was unsuccessful on the night, that didn’t stop fans of his future club from giving their exact thoughts on his individual display. Jacquet’s highlights emerged shortly after the full-time whistle.
Jeremy Jacquet’s Statistics and Highlights vs Marseille
As his highlight video shows, Jacquet is not only comfortable in playing the ball out from the backline, but the Frenchman is more than willing to drive forward when afforded the space. He carried the ball 254.4 metres in total, with some driving runs through the heart of the pitch.
Rennes’ record-breaking sale completed 61 out of his 66 attempted passes, with four being long balls. That’s a 92% pass completion in total. When he’s in the red of Liverpool, Jacquet will become much more used to dominating possession alongside Virgil van Dijk.
The young centre-back used his large frame well, while winning his only aerial duel and two ground duels. Jacquet also blocked a shot and made two important clearances.
Liverpool Fans Rave About Jacquet Despite Loss
Arne Slot’s men will welcome the France Under-21 international ahead of the 2026-27 season, and there’s a very real chance Jacquet will be replacing his compatriot Ibrahima Konate.
The 26-year-old will be out of contract in the summer, and is yet to reach an agreement on fresh terms. One Liverpool supporter suggested: “Assuming Konate doesn’t extend, Jacquet will be an exceptional replacement; some of the passes I’m seeing him do out there have been a joy to watch.”
Liverpool could transform their team if they complete two other summer transfers after signing Jeremy Jacquet from Rennes.
Others were quick to take to X (formerly Twitter) to point out just how comfortable he is with the ball. One fan said: “Jacquet playing in midfield when Rennes have the ball, his passing ability is so good,” before another stated: “At least we got a couple line-breaking passes from Jacquet.”
Playing in a different system to Slot’s at Anfield, Rennes allow their defenders to step forward when the chance presents itself. Jacquet stepped into midfield with composure, as pointed out by an ecstatic Red:
“JEREMY JACQUET INVERTING INTO MIDFIELD RIGHT NOW? He’s looked like a monster in the buildup. Maybe could have done a bit better for their goal but a good clearance at first.”
The Ligue 1 outfit were desperate to keep hold of their prized asset until the summer at least, and that doesn’t come as a shock to one Liverpool fan, who said: “Can see why Rennes were begging to keep Jacquet.”
Statistics in this article are courtesy of SofaScore. Correct as of 03-02-26.
Tottenham are bracing themselves for their transfer move to sign Sandro Tonali this summer to be hijacked by Manchester City.
Spurs have been one of the busier clubs already this summer, bringing in two new players on free transfers, as well as agreeing a deal for another.
Marcos Senesi and Andy Robertson will link up with the Lilywhites from Bournemouth and Liverpool respectively after their World Cup adventures with Argentina and Scotland are over, while Jan Paul van Hecke looks set to arrive in a £52million deal from Brighton & Hove Albion.
Lewis Family vowed to invest in the Tottenham squad
Vivienne Lewis of the Lewis Family who are in charge of Tottenham Hotspur
Roberto De Zerbi and Spurs already mean business in the summer transfer window, with the Lewis Family vowing to back the Italian with investment into the squad.
GIVEMESPORT understands that the Spurs owners want to make a statement signing this summer and there are talks ongoing over a deal to bring Savinho to the club from Manchester City.
But any move for the forward would be surpassed by a transfer for Newcastle United midfielder Sandro Tonali. Spurs burst to the front of the queue to sign the 26-year-old earlier this week when news emerged of a planned £80million to £85million move for the Italian.
Newcastle want in the region of £100million to sell the midfielder and there is a feeling around St James’ Park that he will depart the club this summer.
Tottenham are keen to get a deal over the line for Tonali to strengthen the middle of the park, with reports surfacing that the player is keen on the move to north London too.
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But Spurs are not the only club interested in signing him this summer. Manchester United have been linked with a move, given their plan to sign two central midfielders this summer. Arsenal were linked in January, although a move never came to fruition and the Gunners could make another move this time around.
And then there’s Manchester City, who lost Bernardo Silva this week and could well say goodbye to Rodri too, with question marks over his future at the Etihad Stadium.
Man City aiming to bring in two midfielders this summer
Elliot Anderson waves to the Nottingham Forest fans
City’s attention for now, is on signing Elliot Anderson from Nottingham Forest, with two bids of more than £100million already rejected by owner Evangelos Marinakis.
Any suggestion that City are only planning for one midfield arrival appear to be wide of the mark, however. GMS understands that City, like Spurs, are in talks to sign Tonali and Teamtalk reporter Graeme Bailey has gone even further in saying: “I am told City made it clear during the process that they don’t see Tonali as some sort of alternative to Elliot Anderson – ideally they want both.”
Tottenham may have thought they would have it all their own way in the race to sign Tonali with United put off by the price, City going all out for Anderson and Arsenal appearing to move for Manu Kone, but they may face a battle to complete the £100million deal after all.
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