£47m player moves closer to Liverpool transfer after Fenerbahce defeat

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Jacquet has played in every one of Liverpool’s 15 matches so far this season, and on Wednesday it started to show. Liverpool need experience in defence As things stand, Liverpool’s centre-back options next season will be Jacquet, Giovanni Leoni and Ifeanyi Ndukwe.

5 has looked like the mature post-Van Dijk leader Liverpool have been searching for. Jacquet is almost certainly still good enough to be a regular starter at Liverpool for years to come, but this week has just been a reminder that he is not the finished article just yet and should not be treated as though he is.

Van Dijk can obviously help with that, and though he has had some wobbles recently, the Dutchman must also stay to help the transition for Jacquet and Leoni. Araujo has had a brilliant loan spell so far, and while that may be all it was ever intended to be, he has shown that he can play a crucial role in Liverpool’s squad building into the future too.