'He was linked with Arsenal, Chelsea': Liverpool's £60m signing described as "a real coup"

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Hatchard said: “I think this is a real coup because he’s been seen as the next big thing in terms of French centre-backs for quite a while. “There’s going to have to be an element of patience because he’s still very young, he’s still very raw, but all of the raw material is there.

He’s good in the air, he’s really confident in possession, he’s a good tackler. “I think in the long-term, he and Giovanni Leoni are probably going to be the centre-back pairing for Liverpool after [Virgil] van Dijk has gone, obviously.

That’s for the future, but I think he’ll learn so much from working with Van Dijk. I think this is a really positive signing.” Liverpool have the ingredients for a special long-term recipe with Jacquet and Leoni It was a brutal blow to see Giovanni Leoni struck down by an ACL tear last season, but the Italian is back fit and ready for the 2026/27 season just in time for Jacquet’s arrival.