Jacquet expressed his joy at joining the Premier League team, saying that official website of the club: “I feel very good, the first impressions are good and I’m very happy to start here. I’m very happy. When I see opportunities, I see myself there. I feel good here and I’m very happy to start. It’s a big dream for me, it’s a big club. A club like Liverpool is a big dream for me.”
Liverpool were forced to take drastic action to secure Jacquet’s signature, navigating a crowded market that included interest from Bayern Munich and Premier League rivals Chelsea. The defender admitted the sporting project at Anfield was a deciding factor, particularly the opportunity to learn from established stars, but said the Chelsea squad felt overcrowded compared to the clear path offered by the Reds.
“At Chelsea I felt there were quite a lot of people there (in his position). Whereas at Liverpool, apart from the fact that Virgil van Dijk is close to the end of his career, training with him will be huge. He will teach me a lot. To train with guys like that, it doesn’t get any better than that,” the youngster said recently.