Chelsea had been in talks with Rennes regarding a deal for Jacquet for much of January, but a fee was never agreed between the two clubs. Rennes pushed for a club-record sale which would eclipse the €60m (£51.8m) Manchester City paid for Jeremy Doku in 2023, but Chelsea were unwilling to match that asking price.

Jacquet is set to join Liverpool in the summer, doing nothing for their current beleaguered group of backs, after the Reds reportedly agreed a deal with the Ligue 1 club on Sunday.

There is a risk of future players coming to the same conclusion when faced with interest from Chelsea.

Liverpool have reportedly beaten Premier League rivals Chelsea to the signing of highly-rated Rennes defender Jeremy Jacquet. The Reds are said to have a £60 million ($82m) deal in place. The talented 20-year-old is considered to be a long-term addition at Anfield,

Chelsea FC have amped up their efforts to sign Nantes centre-back Tylel Tati (18) on deadline day, according to L'Equipe. The Blues have reportedly sent a

The WSL transfer deadline is over. Here are the clubs who can count the past month as a success, and those who may wish they had done more.

Premier League powers bought for the future in January, as Arsenal, Spurs, Chelsea, and Liverpool were among teams to look to the future with their winter transfers.

Sunderland have set an asking price of £50m for goalkeeper Robin Roefs amid interest from Chelsea, Manchester City and Liverpool.Roefs joined Sunderland from NEC Nijmegen and has emerged as one of