Chelsea agreed personal terms with Jeremy Jacquet during the recently-closed transfer window but the Blues failed to negotiate a fee with Rennes in their bid to land the 20-year-old. The French side were demanding a figure in excess of the £52m they received from Manchester City for Jeremy Doku in 2023. It would take a club-record offer to convince the Bretons to sell their prized asset at this stage of the season.
Their dilly-dallying over a fee saw Rennes pull the plug on any possible January exit. The failure to close the deal with the Ligue 1 outfit has now seen Chelsea miss out on Jacquet entirely, with Liverpool stepping up to pinch the youngster from under their rival’s nose.
