Chelsea sign Strasbourg defender Sarr for £12m

Chelsea person signed defender Mamadou Sarr from spouse nine Strasbourg for £12m.

The 19-year-old Frenchman has signed an eight-year woody and is eligible to play astatine this month's Club World Cup successful the US.

Enzo Maresca's broadside commencement their tourney against LAFC connected 16 June, earlier facing Brazilian broadside Flamengo connected 20 June and rounding disconnected the radical signifier against Tunisian champions ES Tunis connected 25 June.

Chelsea and Strasbourg agreed a deal for Sarr successful January, with a presumption to completing the transportation this summer.

He made 28 appearances successful each competitions for Strasbourg this season. They finished seventh successful Ligue 1 to publication a spot successful the Conference League play-offs.

Like Chelsea, Strasbourg are owned by American Todd Boehly and Clearlake Capital nether the BlueCo umbrella, and Sarr's is the archetypal transportation betwixt the clubs.

The signing is Chelsea's 4th of the summer, pursuing the accomplishment of Liam Delap for £30m from Ipswich Town, Estevao from Palmeiras for £29m and Dario Essugo from Sporting Lisbon for £18m.

BBC Sport understands that Chelsea are pursuing Borussia Dortmund winger Jamie Gittens.

Winger Jadon Sancho near Chelsea astatine the extremity of the play to instrumentality to Manchester United pursuing his indebtedness deal.