Long-term Liverpool transfer strategy finally clear | OneFootball

Liverpool’s transfer strategy revealed

A deal has been agreed that will bring French central defender Jeremy Jacquet to Anfield next summer for a fee of around £60 million.

Giovanni Leoni is currently the only senior centre-back to sign for Liverpool since Ibrahima Konate in 2021, and the Italian suffered a season-ending injury on his debut for the club.

Liverpool were desperate for a defensive refresh, and Milos Kerkez and Jeremie Frimpong arrived in the summer to bolster the fullback department.

Now, it has been revealed by The Guardian’s Andy Hunter that the signing of Jacquet is actually part Liverpool’s transfer strategy that stretches back to Klopp’s tenure.

Hunter revealed that the signing of Jacquet is in line with “long-held plans to rebuild their central defence with some of the most promising young talent in Europe.”

Leoni was part of this plan too, but so were one-time targets Leny Yoro and Dean Huijsen, according to Hunter.

Liverpool of course missed out on Yoro and Huijsen to Manchester United and Real Madrid respectively, but their interested was widely reported.

Many supporters have criticised Liverpool for their lack of defensive signings in recent years, but the club clearly has strict and specific criteria they use to pick their priority targets.

With that in mind, the fact that Leoni and Jacquet should both be fully available for the club next year should be a prospect that excites supporters, as the Reds prepare to put the next evolution of their defence into action.