Why Liverpool are ready to put their faith in the 'real deal' Jacquet

Liverpool have big hopes for Jeremy Jacquet having invested £60m to bring the highly regarded young central defender to Anfield this summer. That faith looks well placed as the Frenchman prepares to make his first appearance for the club.

Originally signed as an understudy to the established centre-back partnership of Virgil van Dijk and Ibrahima Konate, with a view to eventually succeeding that duo alongside teenage defender Giovanni Leoni, Jacquet now looks set to replace his fellow Paris-born defender after Konate's departure on a free transfer at the end of last season.