Jeremy Jacquet squad number confirmed as Liverpool drop centre-back hint
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SportFootballLiverpool FCNew £60m Liverpool signing Jeremy Jacquet has been given his squad number for the season under new head coach Andoni IraolaJeremy Jacquet will wear the number five shirt for Liverpool this season - dropping a strong hint over his place in the centre-back pecking order under new head coach Andoni Iraola.Jacquet has taken on the squad number previously held by Ibrahima Konate, who despite proclaiming he would sign a new deal at Anfield this summer instead opted to join Real Madrid on a free transfer.The 21-year-old Jacquet officially joined Liverpool at the start of the month with the Reds having agreed a £60million deal with Rennes to sign the France under-21 international in January.The defender was forced to undergo a shoulder operation that ended his season prematurely shortly after his signing was announced earlier in the year, but is hopeful of featuring during the US tour with Liverpool flying out on Monday ahead of their first game against Sunderland on Saturday week.While Reds skipper Virgil van Dijk is expected to be the first-choice centre-back for the start of the campaign, the role of his partner is yet to be determined both in the short and long-term.Giovanni Leoni, Liverpool's No.15, has yet to regain full fitness from the ACL injury he suffered last September with Iraola indicating the youngster faces a continued spell on the sidelines, with long-serving Joe Gomez, where wears No.2, the only other senior centre-back alternative to Jacquet.Spain international winger Victor Munoz, the £34.5million signing from Osasuna, has yet to be given a squad number.FOLLOW OUR LIVERPOOL FC FACEBOOK PAGE! All the latest news and analysis from Anfield on the Liverpool Echo's dedicated LFC Facebook pageChoose Liverpool Echo as a 'Preferred Source' on Google News for quick access to the news you value.Liverpool FCJeremy Jacquet