Liverpool complete £60m signing of Jérémy Jacquet from Rennes

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The 20-year-old has cost an initial £55m with £5m payable in add-ons.“I feel really good, the first impressions are good and I am very happy to start here,” Jacquet said. “I am very happy.

I feel good here and I am very excited to get started. A club like Liverpool, it’s a big dream for me.”Jacquet suffered a serious shoulder injury within days of Liverpool’s agreement being announced in January.

He has successfully completed a rehabilitation programme and is currently doing individual fitness work with a view to being fit for the start of Andoni Iraola’s first pre-season as Liverpool head coach.A France Under-21 international, Jacquet will be among Liverpool’s starting options at centre-back alongside Virgil van Dijk, Giovanni Leoni and Joe Gomez. Leoni’s debut season at Anfield was ruined by an ACL injury sustained on his debut but he is also expected to be fit for the start of pre-season.The signing of Jacquet continues Liverpool’s efforts to lower the average age of their first-team squad.