“There is no official offer, a lot of rumors and informal conversations. He is a player who has important qualities, he is one of the players most penalized by the change of system. It is a situation that must be studied when there are possibilities, especially when we know that the initial plans were different and that changes his participation. We are happy with Sarr’s level, we believe in his potential, but it is true that today’s circumstances are not those for which he was recruited. » On the sidelines of the presentation of Ulisses Garcia, Pablo Longoria did not beat around the bush about the future of Ismaïla Sarr.
Recruited last summer from Watford for €13 million, the former Rennais, who has the particularity of being able to change the course of a match with a gesture, failed to give the full measure of his talent in six months spent in the Marseille city. The fault lies with injuries and the hasty departure of Marcelino who holds him in high esteem. The latter, who recovered a bench on the Villarreal side, asked his management to do their utmost to recover it by Thursday evening.
Nottingham Forest push hard for Sarr
The door is open, but more for a transfer than a loan. The lion of Teranga, who is currently shining at the CAN with Senegal (3 matches – 1 goal), will not be sold off by the Marseille club which hopes to be able to re-inject the proceeds from the sale of OM n°23, not really compatible with the tactical schemes of Gennaro Gattuso. But now another club has come to interfere in the matter in recent hours.
Nottingham Forest particularly appreciates the profile of the player, accustomed to Premier League games, and is currently pushing him to try to win the bet according to our information. Pablo Longoria, who has clearly opened the door to a departure, could be tempted even if no contact has been established between the two clubs. The twirling 25-year-old Senegalese winger, more concerned about the 1/8th of CAN this Monday evening between Senegal and Ivory Coast, should still carefully follow the discussions around his future…
