Ismaila Sarr: Watford sign Senegal winger from Rennes for club record fee

Last updated on 8 August 2019.From the section Watford4

Sarr has played 26 times for Senegal, scoring four goals

Watford have completed the signing of Senegal winger Ismaila Sarr from Rennes for a club record fee.

Sarr, 21, has joined for a reported fee of over £25m, surpassing the £18.5m the Hornets paid for Andre Gray in 2017.

He has signed a five-year contract at Vicarage Road and joins having impressed for Rennes, scoring 13 goals in 50 matches last season.

Sarr joins Danny Welbeck, Craig Dawson and Tom Dele-Bashiru as first-team signings made by the club this summer.

Sarr, who has played 26 times for Senegal, won the Coupe de France with Rennes last season, scoring the decisive fifth penalty in their shootout win over Paris St-Germain.

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Comment posted by ActorMonkey, at 09:00 9 Aug 2019
Kept our best players, shored up the defence with Dawson, picked up Welbeck on a free, and signed one of the hottest young talents around. Watford showing how a transfer window should be done.
Comment posted by Davethewave, at 09:06 9 Aug 2019
Never heard of the guy.
Hope Wellbeck can stay clear of injuries. He's a decent player when fit.
Comment posted by jamois, at 11:10 9 Aug 2019
Watford FC in HYS shocker! Surely a mistake by the Salford Gazette to let other fans have a look in?
Comment posted by The Cloud, at 09:42 9 Aug 2019
I didn't know who Sarr was until he was touted as the transfer was a possibility. Other clubs wanted him, so he must be useful. As for Welbeck, it's good for him and the club, with the Arsenal and Watford training grounds being so close to each other. He is just the attacker that Watford needed so, if he can remain fit, he will be a godsend to a club that missed so many chances last season.