Manchester United reportedly ‘hijacked’ Liverpool’s deal for Jeremy Jacquet, according to transfer journalist Florian Plettenberg.
The 20-year-old started his youth career at AS Outre Mer du Bois l’Abbé before joining RC Joinville. The youngster moved to Rennes in 2019 before making his first-team debut a few years ago.
However, he initially struggled to break into the starting XI at Roazhon Park. So he joined Ligue 2 side Clermont Foot to play regularly and develop his career.
After impressing in the French second division, the Frenchman returned to Rennes last winter and has now established himself as a key starter. He has shown promising performances in Ligue 1 over the past 12 months, keeping five clean sheets so far this season.
Attracted by his recent eye-catching performances, many Premier League clubs showed their interest in him. Chelsea initially tried to sign him in the winter period.
Ultimately, Liverpool did reportedly managed to win the race for an amount of approx £60 million including bonuses, with the player set to move to Anfield at the end of this campaign.
Now, move on X, Plettenberg claims Man Utd were also interested in Jacquet and made a last-ditch attempt to hijack Liverpool’s deal, but ultimately failed as the player already had an agreement with the Reds.
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Plettenberg said:
“Manchester United tried in recent hours to hijack Jeremy Jacquet’s summer transfer to Liverpool, but that did not work. Jacquet already had an agreement with Liverpool.”
Harry Maguire has entered the final four months of his current contract and looks set to leave at the end of the season. With Matthijs de Ligt struggling with fitness issues this season, Man Utd could do with a new centre-back.
Jacquet, who stands 6 feet tall, is fast, strong, good in the air, plays comfortably from the back and is efficient in defensive contributions.
He is a very talented player and has the potential to become a world-class defender. So he would have been a major coup for United if they had managed to secure his service ahead of Liverpool.
Now it will be interesting to see whether the Old Trafford club will eventually make a concrete approach to signing a new defender if Maguire leaves next summer.
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