Former France World Cup winner Christophe Duggary criticised Liverpool after the club agreed a summer move for 20-year-old Rennes defender J\u00e9r\u00e9my Jacquet for \u20ac72 million.<\/p>\n
Reflecting on the transfer, Duggary launched a pointed attack on Liverpool for paying such a high fee for a player with limited senior experience. \u201cThis isn\u2019t meant to offend the player; honestly, he\u2019s not to blame at all, and we wish him all the best because he\u2019s a good player. When you have suckers like [Liverpool], well done to Rennes,\u201d Duggary told RMC Sport . \u201cRennes managed to find a sucker like Liverpool for \u20ac72 million.\u201d<\/p>\n
He continued to question the rationale behind the expenditure. \u201cThose of us who know football, let\u2019s not try to justify this amount by saying it\u2019s because Liverpool has money or whatever. It\u2019s meaningless.<\/p>\n
\u201cI don\u2019t know what\u2019s going on, it\u2019s ridiculous. No, it\u2019s not supply and demand. It\u2019s ridiculous, it\u2019s ridiculous.\u201d<\/p>\n
Chelsea were the leading candidates to sign Jacquet early in the January window as they sought defensive reinforcements. The France Under-21 international was initially believed to prefer a move to Stamford Bridge, but the defender swiftly changed his mind amid understandable concerns over his chances at Chelsea given the likes of Levi Colwill, Trevoh Chalobah, Wesley Fofana and Beno\u00eet Badiashile in the squad.<\/p>\n
Liverpool offered a clearer pathway to first-team football. The club faces questions at centre back: Virgil van Dijk will be 35 years old this summer and entering the final year of his contract, Ibrahima Konat\u00e9 could leave with his deal expiring at the end of the campaign, and the injury-prone Joe Gomez may well be sold.<\/p>\n
Jacquet will join Liverpool in the summer, but the club remains short for the remainder of the campaign. Conor Bradley and Giovanni Leoni are out for the season, Jeremie Frimpong and Gomez are currently injured, and Van Dijk and Konat\u00e9 have failed to convince on a regular basis this term.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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