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Jeremy Jacquet Settles at Liverpool as Jeremie Frimpong Makes Immediate Impact

Jeremy Jacquet has only just arrived, but the early signs are clear. The new Liverpool defender is settling in quickly, learning the group, and doing what any sensible 21-year-old should do in a new dressing room, talk, listen and adapt.

The France youth international completed his move from Rennes at the start of July after the deal had been agreed five months earlier. He is now with Andoni Iraola’s squad in the United States for pre-season, and he could feature against Sunderland in Nashville.

That matters, because first impressions at a club like Liverpool count. Pre-season is not only about fitness and tactics. It is about understanding personalities, habits and standards. Jacquet appears to have grasped that straight away.

Jeremy Jacquet finding his place

Asked about life in the squad, Jacquet was direct. “I’m trying to take the time to get to know everyone, but I spend a lot of time talking with Trey [Nyoni] and Leo [Giovanni Leoni], I often chat to Hugo [Ekitike] too of course.

“Other than these guys, I chat to everyone – a lot with Jeremie [Frimpong] too, who’s off his head, by the way!”

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That line will stick, because dressing rooms are built on details like that. Frimpong clearly has energy, personality and presence. None of this guarantees a successful season, of course, but chemistry matters, especially for defenders expected to work in tandem under pressure.

Jeremie Frimpong role looks important

Frimpong is likely to have a major role early in the campaign. With Conor Bradley still recovering from a serious knee injury, Liverpool will need reliability at right-back. Iraola will want intensity, width and consistency from that side, and Frimpong has been brought in to provide exactly that.

That puts Jacquet in an interesting position. If he earns minutes quickly, there is every chance he will share the same defensive unit as Frimpong. In pre-season, those partnerships begin before the stakes rise.

Liverpool have seen talented young players arrive before and need time to adjust. New country, new language, new expectations, it can all drag on a player. Jacquet does not sound overawed. He sounds engaged, comfortable and self-assured.

Andoni Iraola wants quick adaptation

Iraola will demand organisation and clarity from his back line. That means Jacquet’s adaptation has to be sharp. There is no point dressing it up. Liverpool need defenders who can absorb information quickly and execute it without fuss.

So far, Jacquet seems to be doing the simple things well. He is integrating, building relationships and showing enough personality to hold his own. That is how a young centre-back gives himself a chance.

If the bond with Frimpong carries from the training ground to the pitch, Liverpool may have the beginnings of a useful partnership. For now, that is all it is, a beginning. But it is a decent one.