Does spending £60m on a young player pay off in the Premier League?
Liverpool paid £60m for the 20-year-old defender Jérémy Jacquet. Previous deals in the league suggest it is a risk
By WhoScored
As Premier League teams get younger and transfer fees get bigger, we are seeing players with little experience commanding huge prices. Jérémy Jacquet’s £60m move to Liverpool makes him the fourth most expensive player aged 20 or younger in Premier League history. Spending so much money for a defender with just 36 appearances in France’s top flight looks like a risk, but how have players Jacquet’s age fared after big moves?
