Chelsea defender Malang Sarr has been officially released through the Club following a decision to mutually terminate his contract.
The 25-year-old arrived at Stamford Bridge as a free agent after his contract with Nice ended in 2020, signing a five-year deal.
This included £100,000 a week.
Sarr spent his first season at Porto, before joining Monaco on a one-year deal.
He has only played 21 games for Chelsea, making 8 in the Premier League and has earned a whopping £20. 8 million; However, despite everything, he is going to move forward.
He had one left on his contract with Chelsea.
In a statement, the Blues said: “We wish Malang all the best for the future. “
According to L’Equipe, Sarr signs for Ligue 1 side Lens.
Monaco had been given an option to buy when Sarr was loaned there in the 2022/23 season, but the French side did not give it up.
A move announced to Le Havre in January failed, with the French club’s director, Mathieu Bodmer, accusing Chelsea of being responsible for the deal’s failure.
He said at the time: “What Chelsea did to Malang Sarr is disgraceful. With only a few main points to resolve, they turned around. “
“They gave the youngster the go-ahead to travel, and a financial agreement had been reached for the 18 months of his remaining contract at Chelsea.
“However, in several of them they retracted their agreement and then renewed it.
“And once the player agreed to make a big effort, come to us with a small salary, play football, they blocked him.
“Everything was fine, the contract was even presented to the league, but we never got the cancellation from Chelsea.
“In the end, they just told him he wasn’t going to leave and they didn’t even answer the phone anymore. “
Athletic also reported that a close friend of Sarr said he had “never been noticed so low” after the deal failed to materialise.
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