Chelsea, Arsenal and Liverpool were all credited with interest in the Stade Rennais centre-back whose breakthrough at the club is the latest in a succession of Rennes academy graduates bound for the other side of the English Channel.
Ultimately, Liverpool were the successful party in landing Jacquet's signature and the Frenchman will join the Reds later this year in a deal worth an initial £55 million, with a further £5m to be paid in future add-ons.
