Is Jeremy Jacquet an upgrade on Ibrahima Konate? Liverpool fans have already decided
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Ibrahima Konate’s exit from Liverpool this summer was slightly easier to digest for fans given that the Reds had already sourced and sealed his replacement.If reports are to be believed, Liverpool had initially hoped that Jeremy Jacquet and Konate would play together this season, with the Reds trying until the end to re-sign their former No. Photo Credit: Getty Images/Liverpool FC/Jan Jruger A stroll through his Champions League debut during Wednesday’s win over Atletico Madrid was the latest in a string of top performances from the young Frenchman, and when Rousing The Kop asked fans on social media whether Jacquet had already proven to be an upgrade on Konate, few were in disagreement.Liverpool fans think Jacquet is better than KonateSeen in the eyes of some supporters as having strung Liverpool along in his contract saga last season, Konate’s stock is low amongst the Reds fanbase.Despite that, it is worth remembering that he was a key player in the title win of 2024/25 and had a very good Liverpool career across five years with the Reds.However, Jacquet does look like he could be even better than Konate, and fans on RTK‘s Facebook page believe the 21-year-old’s calmness and composure on the ball is currently setting him apart.READ MORE: Fabrizio Romano shares what Liverpool think of Ronald Araujo’s attitude behind-the-scenes“It depends on which Konate we are speaking about,” someone answered.
“If last season’s Konate – then surely he is. Konate has been brilliant in his first seasons, let’s not just forget about it.
“If that’s Konate it’s 2-2. Miles and miles better,” someone else finalised.There were some fans who were keen not to downplay Konate’s achievements with Liverpool, but any actually claiming he was better than Jacquet were few and far between.Of course, it has been four games, while Konate was a Red for five years.