Olympique de Marseille announced on Monday the transfer of Ismaïla Sarr from English club Watford. The Senegalese winger comes to strengthen the Marseille attacking sector after a good season in the Championship.
After Geoffrey Kondogbia, Renan Lodi and Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang, OM signed up a new recruit during this summer transfer window. Definitely very active, the Marseille club formalized this Monday the signing of Ismaïla Sarr via a press release published on its site.
One year from the end of his contract at Watford (Championship), the Senegalese winger has chosen to leave the English club to return to France. After Metz and Rennes, the twirling 25-year-old player will discover a third team in Ligue 1, four years after his departure for the Premier League in 2019.
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A nice bet for OM
Author of a great season in English D2 in 2022-2023 with 10 goals and 6 assists in 39 appearances, Ismaïla Sarr will try to take a step forward with this signing in Marseille. A true winger capable of playing both on the right and on the left side, the Senegalese has a profile capable of perfectly integrating into the 4-4-2 game system advocated by Marcelino.
Ismaïla Sarr signed up for five seasons until June 2028 with OM and the club chaired by Pablo Longoria paid around 11 million euros (plus bonuses and a percentage on resale) for his transfer.
Winner of the CAN in 2022 with the Teranga Lions, Ismaïla Sarr will notably try to take over from Dimitri Payet. Legend of the Marseille club, the Reunionese announced his departure last Friday during a moving press conference.