Chelsea told to sign Liverpool star over £67m transfer target who will 'go to the top'

Chelsea told to sign Liverpool star over £67m transfer target who will ‘go to the top’

Chelsea have been instructed the 2 Premier League defenders they need to have signed amid their curiosity in high goal, Jeremy Jacquet.

The Blues are optimistic of bolstering their choices on the again, however negotiations with Rennes over their first alternative have proved robust.

Chelsea must pay large to land France Beneath-21 worldwideCredit score: Getty

Jacquet has knowledgeable Rennes he wish to be part of Chelsea this winter, however the Ligue 1 facet needs a document sale to sanction an exit.

Any deal for the 20-year-old, who’s considered one in every of Europe’s most fun younger gamers, would want to surpass the £55million that the membership earned from Jeremy Doku’s 2023 transfer to Manchester Metropolis.

Satirically, Pep Guardiola’s facet have already strengthened in central defence this January, by signing former Chelsea starlet, Marc Guehi.

And talkSPORT’s chief soccer correspondent, Alex Criminal, is baffled as to why Stamford Bridge chiefs did not eye a possible homecoming.

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Chelsea, who made an enquiry for Virgil van Dijk in March final yr, earlier than the Dutchman signed a brand new two-year contract with Liverpoolhad been additionally urged to show their attentions to fellow Reds defender Ibrahima Konate, who will grow to be a free agent this summer season because it stands.

Criminal instructed talkSPORT Breakfast: “If they’ll spend £60million on a defender, why do not they go and get Ibrahima Konate from Liverpool?

“Somebody who’s tried and trusted within the Premier League, as a result of that is what they actually need.

“Why weren’t they within the dialog for one in every of their former gamers, Marc Guehi?”

Ibrahima Konate has made no progress on a new Liverpool contract — Ibrahima Konate has made no progress on a brand new Liverpool contractCredit score: Getty

Marc Guehi during a Crystal Palace game — Guehi has now joined Man Metropolis from PalaceCredit score: Getty

‘Transient from upstairs’

Followers concurred on talkSPORT’s Inside Chelsea when discussing the membership’s transfer for Jacquet, with Matisse Armani saying: “We all know that this crew does not want one other younger, inexperienced participant to return into an already shaky again line and handle it and marshal it.

“That’s quite a lot of strain to placed on him and his shoulders.”

“It isn’t like we’ve a Thiago Silva or somebody, you are coming alongside that,” he continued.

“You are coming alongside [Wesley] Fofana, inconsistent, injury-prone. [Trevoh] Chalobah, Tosin [Adarabioyo], [Benoit] Badiashile. This isn’t an atmosphere to convey him into.”

Jason Cundy added: “The temporary should be from upstairs.

Rosenior already has several young French defenders among his defensive options — Rosenior already has a number of younger French defenders amongst his defensive choicesCredit score: Getty

“I imply, [Paul] Winstanley and [Laurence] Stewart [Chelsea’s joint Co-Sporting Directors]actually on social media, sure followers have gotten an enormous quantity of criticism.

“My instincts are that they are being instructed, that is the profile of participant we need to signal. Go and get the most effective 19- to 20-year-old gamers that you will discover on this place.”

Chelsea view Jacquet as the right mix of youth and expertise, whereas being able to slotting straight into Liam Rosenior’s facet.

“He is completely within the zone of what Chelsea need,” European soccer skilled Andy Brassell defined to talkSPORT.com.

Rennes remain keen to hold onto Jacquet this month, who has a contract that runs until 2029 — Rennes stay eager to carry onto Jacquet this month, who has a contract that runs till 2029Credit score: Getty

“He is bodily imposing, extremely athletic, has improved on the ball rather a lot within the final yr and a half as nicely, since his mortgage at Clermont.

“What Rennes are asking for is rather a lot. They’ve already rejected one 50 million euro provide.

“They’re in search of about 80, it appears. So that is what, about £67-68 million. That is the place large Premier League golf equipment are at now.

“They’d relatively bid and pay for gamers on the high degree who’ve a extremely lengthy future on the high degree, who they really feel that they will mould into one thing.

“So perhaps gamers who are usually not there but, however you’ll be able to see the gamers they’ll be, relatively than the gamers they really are for the time being.”

Rosenior will be acutely aware of his potential from his time in Ligue 1 with Strasbourg — Rosenior will probably be conscious about his potential from his time in Ligue 1 with StrasbourgCredit score: AFP

As beforehand reported, Jacquet has knowledgeable Rennes he needs to affix Chelsea, however such motion is unlikely to shake the French facet.

“They seem to be a rich membership, they’re well-backed,” Brassell continued. “And I do not suppose no matter fuss the participant kicks up is actually going to make a large distinction there.

“However he comes out of a technology of very, superb Rennes gamers as nicely. We’re speaking about not simply an distinctive academy, however an distinctive technology. So there’s a actual feeling that he’ll go all the best way to the highest.”

A type of included Jacquet’s former teammate, Jeanuël Belocian, who has performed 90 minutes within the Bundesliga simply as soon as this season.