Chelsea has already got rid of five players in total. The three of them “added” 100 million euros to the club’s account, but no transfer will be celebrated as the one announced today. Malang Sarr is gone! As expected, the centre-back agreed on premature termination of contract and moved to Lens as a free agent, signing a two-year deal with the one-year extension option. It’s champagne time in West London.𝗠𝗮𝗹𝗮𝗻𝗴 𝗦𝗮𝗿𝗿, nouvel athlète débloqué ✅Défenseur expérimenté et polyvalent gaucher, celui qui portera le numéro 20 s’est engagé avec le Racing jusqu’en 2026. ✍️#FierDEtreLensois— Racing Club de Lens (@RCLens) July 26, 2024 The reason for that is purely financial since Sarr cost the club more than a million euros per game! He joined Chelsea in 2020 as one of the most talented centre-backs in the world after deciding not to extend his contract with Nice, where he began his career and played over 100 matches for the French. Numerous clubs were interested, but Sarr chose Chelsea and signed a five-year deal worth 5.7 million euros per season.However, neither did he justify his status before arriving in London nor the money he earned over the past four years. He had a so-so role at Stamford Bridge only in his second season with the club under Thomas Tuchel, noting 21 games in all competitions. However, in the remaining three seasons, he played – none!What a tragic end! Game over for the club that created Zidane and GourcuffNamely, he spent his first and third seasons on loans at Porto and Monaco. The deal with the Ligue 1 side even had a buyout clause, but after Sarr’s hip injury, the French gave up on the idea of keeping him. Upon returning to Chelsea, the manager was Mauricio Pochettino, who didn’t even know Sarr was a Chelsea player! It was the first sign that the club didn’t count on him. Then he lost his dressing room locker and was moved to practice with the youth categories. His agents offered him to several club, but in vain, so he wasted another season.##NAJAVA_MECA_8236303##At the beginning of this year, Le Havre wanted to bring him, and Chelsea were willing to let him go for free and pay 50% of the remaining salaries he demanded. The defender travelled to France to pass his medicals, only to have a change of plan. Namely, the Blues first reduced the sum they promissed, and then informed the player he’d get nothing, and the deal with Le Havre failed. After being stuck at Chelsea for six more months, Sarr finally decided to leave this toxic relationship and start a new career chapter. This time at Lens.
