Jamie Carragher gives Jeremy Jacquet verdict and makes Liverpool transfer deadline day admission

Carragher

Jamie Carragher admits he would still like to see Liverpool add another defender before Monday's 7pm transfer deadline after an agreement was reached with Rennes to sign £60m Jeremy Jacquet for next season.

on Monday after the Premier Leaguechampions fended off competition from Chelsea over the weekend and the agreement is worth an initial £55m with a further £5m in add-ons.

However the 20-year-old centre-back will remain with the Ligue 1 side for the rest of the campaign to aid with their push for a European place

while Reds legend Carragher is pleased to see his former side strengthen in the centre of their defence for the long term, the 2005 Champions League winner believes Arne Slot also needs reinforcements for this term.

Carragher

"Yes I am pleased they have made a signing in that area," Carragher told Sky Sports News. "Liverpool need reinforcements in that area but they definitely need that in the summer.

"It looks like Ibrahima Konate is going to move on, as he hasn't signed a contract yet, so I think they are getting young centre-backs for the future.

"Unfortunately, [Giovanni] Leoni, who they signed last summer, has suffered an ACL injury, so we don't see him as well.

“So I would still like to see Liverpool sign another defender today because I think they will need one before the end of the season."

Carragher, who played 737 times for the Reds, added:

"Yes [there's some frustration the deal isn't for now] but when they are talking with Rennes, it's part of the deal and the reason Liverpool have got the deal over the line is because they have said to Rennes they can keep the player until the end of the season.

"They aren't going to want to disrupt their season in France between now and the end of the season.

“So yeah I can understand [the frustration] but he is their player, so you have to sort of play by their rules.

“Liverpool have paid top money for a player of that age, so the future bodes well at centre-back but they have pressing problems right now that they need to fix."

Liverpool are currently without Leoni, who suffered an ACL injury against Southampton in September, right-back Conor Bradley, who suffered a serious knee injury against Arsenal last month and the versatile Joe Gomez, who is recovering from a hip injury.

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