Arne Slot hails Jeremy Jacquet as Liverpool plan for life after Virgil van Dijk

Arne Slot says Liverpool are preparing for life after Virgil van Dijk. Pic: Tim Markland/PA.

Liverpool manager Arne Slot has welcomed the upcoming arrival of a “very big talent” in Jeremy Jacquet as he admitted the club are already thinking about life without captain Virgil van Dijk.

France under-21s defender Jacquet was also linked with Chelsea but will move to Anfield in the summer after Liverpool agreed a deal worth an initial £55million, with up to £5m in add-ons, to sign him from Rennes, where he will finish the season.