Chelsea don agree say dem go send dia new defender Mamadou Sarr go Strasbourg on loan for the 2025/26 season – na just few weeks after dem sign am for £12.1m.
Di 19-year-old wey land for West London dis summer make im debut under Enzo Maresca for Chelsea World Cup tournament. Im enter late for di 3-0 win wey Chelsea knack Esperance de Tunis for group stage, but after dat match, im no play again till di Blues win di final against Paris Saint-Germain.
Sarr, wey tall reach 6ft 4in, sign eight-year contract with Chelsea, but as e be, im first year go dey outside London as loan.
According to football gistman Fabrizio Romano, Chelsea and Strasbourg don sharply gree for di loan move, so di pikin defender born in 2005 go return Stade de la Meinau for dis new campaign.
Sarr Go Play Major Role for Strasbourg As Loan Deal Don Set
Sarr na old face for Strasbourg – na from Lyon dem buy am for £8.7m last season. Di guy play 27 Ligue 1 matches last term under coach Liam Rosenior, and im performance help Strasbourg finish 7th for league.
Di team even enter Conference League playoff round and miss top 4 by just three points. Now Romano yarn say Sarr go still be big part of Strasbourg plan to enter top 5 dis season before e return go Chelsea next summer.
Dem never talk full details of di loan, but e look like na straight loan without buy clause.
Any Other Chelsea Defenders Fit Still Waka Dis Summer?
Chelsea don dey collect French defenders since – like Benoit Badiashile and Axel Disasi from Monaco – but dem never really shine.
Dis summer, people dey talk say one or both fit comot. Disasi don return from loan for Aston Villa, but Villa no buy am permanently. Another Premier League club wey dey play Europe football don dey eye am, and even Villarreal dey reason move too.
As for Badiashile, e still dey hopeful say he go remain for Chelsea, but competition dey hot – with Wesley Fofana, Levi Colwill, Tosin Adarabioyo and Trevoh Chalobah all dey fight for starting spot.
Make we no forget say Renato Veiga still dey after im loan from Juventus, but Chelsea go gree sell am if good offer show – Atletico Madrid and Bayern Munich dey show interest.