Jérémy Jacquet: Habib Beye warns as Rennes said to have rejected €50m from Chelsea | OneFootball

Jérémy Jacquet’s future is the Rennes storyline of this window as Chelsea pursue the 20-year-old centre-back. According to L'Équipe, Rennes are said to have rejected an opening €50m bid and closed the door unless an exceptional offer arrives, with Habib Beye warning a sale would lower ambitions.

Suspended on Sunday, Jacquet missed the 1-1 draw with Le Havre at Roazhon Park. Breel Embolo equalised on 86 minutes after a laboured first half, and Rennes, who had won six of their previous seven, missed the chance to climb above Lille.

Beye accepts attention from clubs of Chelsea’s scale can unsettle, yet he views Jacquet as essential to the team’s high targets. He added that letting him go would mean revising objectives and noted there are factors around any decision that he does not control.

Rennes remain firm for a player contracted until 2029, with only an outsize bid likely to change minds. How far Chelsea could go is unclear, whether towards €80m or more, and they may be planning ahead for a slower summer given the World Cup.

If he left, a replacement would be needed, though Beye doubts the means exist beyond reinvesting any fee and argues the best solution is to keep him. A year ago Jacquet was on loan in Ligue 2 at Clermont, and he now has five France Under-21 caps.

Whether Chelsea convert interest into a truly huge offer remains to be seen, and the player has no agreement with them at this stage. Beye also highlighted a creativity gap that should be addressed soon by the arrival of Polish attacking midfielder Sebastian Szymanski.

Source: L'Équipe