Liverpool boss Arne Slot(Image credit: Getty Images)Copy linkFacebookXPinterestEmailShare this article0Join the conversationFollow usAdd us as a preferred source on GoogleNewsletterFour Four TwoGet the FourFourTwo NewsletterThe best features, fun and footballing quizzes, straight to your inbox every week.Become a Member in Seconds Unlock instant access to exclusive member features.Contact me with news and offers from other Future brandsReceive email from us on behalf of our trusted partners or sponsorsBy submitting your information you agree to the Terms & Conditions and Privacy Policy and are aged 16 or over.You are now subscribedYour newsletter sign-up was successfulWant to add more newsletters?Five times a weekFourFourTwo DailyFantastic football content straight to your inbox! 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Never miss a kick-off!Signup +Join the clubGet full access to premium articles, exclusive features and a growing list of member rewards.Explore An account already exists for this email address, please log in.Subscribe to our newsletterLiverpool were beaten by Manchester City on Sunday and suffered the late twist of a red card for Dominik Szoboszlai, who will miss the Reds midweek fixture through suspension.If the current Liverpool side endured a sour weekend, future teammate Jeremy Jacquet was already in worse shape after he was forced out of Rennes Ligue 1 loss away at Lens.Rennes were forced to make two defensive substitutions at the Stade Bollaert-Delelis and head coach Habib Beye, a former Premier League defender, was pessimistic about the prognosis for both Jacquet and Abdelhamid Ait Boudlal.You may likeLiverpool star dealt new �60m kick in the teeth amid fresh injury woeLiverpool agree contract termination on transfer deadline dayTwo Chelsea defenders LEAVE Stamford Bridge after latest Jeremy Jacquet development: reportLiverpool's big January acquisition, Jeremy Jacquet, injures shoulderGet VIP Liverpool tickets HERE with Seat UniqueSeat Unique tickets at Anfield offer a fantastic matchday. You get premium padded seats in the new Anfield Road stand (Block AM5, front rows) and access to the Brodies Lounge for three hours pre-match. Enjoy street food, a complimentary half-time drink, a matchday programme, and entertainment, including a Liverpool legend appearance, making it a truly elevated experience.View DealIts definitely quite serious for both of them, said Beye.Centre-back Jacquet will join Liverpool in the summer after signing a deal that will net Rennes a reported �60 million transfer fee.20-year-old Jacquet, who hails from the same Parisian district as Real Madrid striker Kylian Mbappe and Arsenal defender William Saliba, has started every Ligue 1 match this season but the two for which he was suspended.Despite his youth, Saturdays injury marked the first time this season Jacquet has been substituted. He played 23 league matches on loan at Clermont last season but has immediately established himself as a fixture in Beyes team this term.Get FourFourTwo NewsletterThe best features, fun and footballing quizzes, straight to your inbox every week.Contact me with news and offers from other Future brandsReceive email from us on behalf of our trusted partners or sponsorsBy submitting your information you agree to the Terms & Conditions and Privacy Policy and are aged 16 or over.The young defender has been signed to lead the next generation of Liverpool defenders. Ibrahima Konates contract expires at the end of the 2025-26 season and skipper Virgil van Dijk, who is ranked at No.3 in FourFourTwo's list of the best Premier League defenders of all time, is 34.Giovanni Leoni tore his ACL on his debut and will be hoping to link up with Jacquet next season after the Reds missed out on England defender Marc Guehi, who joined Manchester City in the January transfer window and played against Liverpool on Sunday.Joe Gomez is contracted to the Reds for another year, so a decision on the 28-year-olds future is likely to be made between now and the start of the 2026-27 campaign.Liverpool reportedly saw off competition from Chelsea to capture the signature of Jacquet, who joined Rennes academy in 2019 and played 31 times for Rennes B before nailing down a first team spot that quickly became immovable.He has played five times for Grald Baticles French Under-21 side and is regarded as a dead cert for the full national team when Didier Deschamps leaves the managers job after the World Cup this summer.Jacquet shares many defensive characteristics with Van Dijk, playing with a combination of aggression and anticipation. Hes no slouch in possession and will be a big miss for Rennes if the diagnosis is as Beye initially feared.TOPICSLiverpoolRennesPremier LeagueChris NeeChris is a Warwickshire-based freelance writer, Editor-in-Chief of AVillaFan.com, author of the High Protein Beef Paste football newsletter and owner of Aston Villa Review. He supports Northern Premier League Midlands Division club Coventry Sphinx.
