Chelsea are reportedly in talks to sign France U21 centre back Malang Sarr after being released by Nice following the expiration of his contract.
The Frenchman could be a potential free-agent option at centre-back for Chelsea this summer.
The 21-year-old has been linked with a move to Stamford Bridge, with Sky Sports claiming that the Blues are in talks to sign Sarr, though, according to football.london, with the caveat that he will be loaned out for the season.
And there is reason to be excited about Sarr’s prospects. Nice manager Patrick Vieira, who worked with Sarr extensively, hailed the youngster’s leadership qualities last year.
“He has the personality of a leader,” Vieira told Sport365 in 2019. “He answers simply and clearly.
“My role, with my staff, is to continue to make it progress, and to exchange with him so that he knows what the very high level is.
“We’ve seen it in the last few games, today Malang is better than [he] has been.”
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