Skip to main contentSkip to navigation Close dialogue1/2 Next image Previous image Toggle captionSkip to navigation Jérémy Jacquet is a fast, aggressive and technically excellent defender. Photograph: Allstar Picture Library Ltd/Neal Simpson/Apl/Sportsphoto View image in fullscreen Jérémy Jacquet is a fast, aggressive and technically excellent defender. Photograph: Allstar Picture Library Ltd/Neal Simpson/Apl/Sportsphoto Why Jérémy Jacquet may be the ‘heir to Virgil van Dijk’ for LiverpoolThe 20-year-old is a ‘complete’ player who combines Marcel Desailly’s defensive ability with Laurent Blanc’s creativity By Get French Football News When you miss 18 months of football, there is a natural eagerness to make up for lost time. Jérémy Jacquet has certainly done that. This time last year Rennes recalled him from a loan spell at Ligue 2 side Clermont Foot and now he has been signed by Liverpool for £60m.The conditions were always ripe for Jacquet to succeed at Rennes, a club known for developing talent. But even by their standards, the 2005 generation is something special. Désiré Doué, Mathys Tel, Jeanuël Belocian, Lesley Ugochukwu and, come the summer, Jacquet will have all left Rennes, but not before pushing each other to greater heights during their formative years.However, Jacquet’s growth was stunted in his teenage years, albeit not literally. The defender grew by 10cm in a year, which was not without its complication. For…
Published: February 5, 2026 3:55 pm
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