- Chelsea to sign Mamadou Sarr from Strasbourg for £11.9m, with a summer move planned.
- The deal marks the first permanent transfer between Chelsea and Strasbourg under Todd Boehly’s ownership.
- Chelsea also set to bring in Kazakh striker Dastan Satpaev following a successful trial at Cobham.
Chelsea are set to sign French defender Mamadou Sarr from their partner club, Strasbourg, in a deal worth £11.9m.
The 19-year-old central defender, who has made just 14 appearances for Strasbourg, will join Chelsea in the summer.
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This move marks the first permanent transfer from Strasbourg to Stamford Bridge, with both clubs under the ownership of Todd Boehly and Clearlake Capital via the BlueCo umbrella.
Strasbourg will make an immediate £3.4m profit, having acquired Sarr from Lyon for £8.5m just last summer.
The pre-arranged nature of the deal ensures that Strasbourg won’t have to part with any of their three loan players—midfielder Andrey Santos, left-back Caleb Wiley, or goalkeeper Djordje Petrovic—due to FIFA’s loan player restrictions.
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Additionally, Chelsea have secured a deal for 16-year-old Kazakh striker Dastan Satpaev, who recently impressed during a trial at Cobham Training Centre. Satpaev, from FC Kairat, is expected to join Chelsea’s academy teams.
