Izuchukwu OkosiChelsea on Monday confirmed the signing of Mamadou Sarr from their partner club Strasbourg.
Multiple sources in the English press report that the 19-year-old Frenchman of African descent will be eligible to play at the FIFA Club World Cup in the USA.
Join our WhatsApp ChannelThe centre back ha signed an eight-year contract at Stamford Bridge until 2033.
Sarr will arrive as Chelsea’s fourth signing of the summer after Liam Delap for £30m from Ipswich Town, Estevao from Palmeiras for £29m and Dario Essugo from Sporting Lisbon for £18m.
Manchester United forward Jadon Sancho’s loan spell at Chelsea is over and there is no indication that or could be made permanent.
Chelsea will begin their FIFA Club World Cup campaign with a June 16 game against Los Angeles FC before facing Brazilian side, Flamengo on June 20.
Their last group game is on June 25 against one of Africa’s representatives, Etoile de Sahel.
Chelsea and Strasbourg agreed on the deal for Sarr back in January with a view to completing it this simmer.
The defender made 28 appearances for Strasbourg this past season.
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The Ligue 1 side finished in seventh place to book a place on next season’s UEFA Conference League play-offs.
Strasbourg are owned by American, Todd Boehly and Clearlake Capital under the BlueCo umbrella, and Sarr’s is the first transfer between the clubs since the ownership by the Americans.
Chelsea are set to release a number of players who are either on loan or were not able to have first team opportunities at Stamford Bridge.
The future of Mykhailo Mudryk who is currently suspended due to his drugs involvement id undecided.
The Ukrainian forward is set to lose his number 10 jersey to former Manchester City starlet and Player of the Season last term, Cole Palmer.
Chelsea recently won the UEFA Conference League and are hopeful of a successful FIFA Club World Cup campaign.
Izuchukwu Okosi is a Nigerian sports and entertainment journalist with two decades of experience in the media industry having begun his media journey in 2002 as an intern at Mundial Sports International (MSI) and Africa Independent Television (AIT), owners of Daar Communications Plc.
