Le Havre: the surreal behind the scenes of the deal aborted by Chelsea for Malang Sarr!

Under contract until June 2025 with Chelsea and very little used by the Blues since his arrival in London, Malang Sarr was about to offer himself a new challenge during this winter transfer window. Seduced by the versatile profile of the 25-year-old Tricolore – capable of playing in the center of defense but also in a left-back role – Le Havre had thus positioned itself on the native of Nice as we revealed to you. Very close to signing a very big deal before the deadline, the club from the port city finally saw the deal collapse in the last minutes at the end of a scenario with multiple twists and turns. Behind the scenes story as surreal as it is unfortunate for the player and the current 11th in Ligue 1.

Having reached an agreement with the former defender of OGC Nice and Porto, the HAC was thus confronted with the refusal of Chelsea. While the 1m83 left-hander – who had to find a financial arrangement with the London team to free himself from his last 18 months of contract – was first authorized to travel to Le Havre to finalize the deal, the operation finally ended. took a completely unexpected turn. Despite a medical examination already completed with the Ciel et Marine and a two and a half year contract signed by the person concerned – who would have received derisory emoluments compared to those he currently receives with the Blues – Chelsea have everything blocked.

The behavior of the Blues does not pass to the HAC…

If the upper echelons of the 10th in the Premier League had, initially, found a financial agreement with their protégé, they ultimately came back on the latter. After several hours of negotiations and various adjustments proposed (reductions in remuneration on the financial agreement initially reached) – which the player accepted each time – Chelsea then decided not to send the necessary documents to definitively formalize the operation. A terrible blow for the HAC but especially for Malang Sarr, disappointed by this damaging outcome. Still according to our indiscretions, the Norman club was however reaching the goal in this matter. In charge, Mathieu Bodmer, the sporting director of the Le Havre team, convinced the Franco-Senegalese to settle down in Seine-Maritime.

Taking advantage of a complicity dating from their shared experience at OGC Nice – the two men had played together in the Aiglons jersey – the leader of the HAC, ultimately scandalized by the behavior of the Londoners, could logically display a certain optimism to achieve its ends. For his part, Malang Sarr, looking for playing time and seduced by the speech of coach Luka Elsner, was also determined to defend the Le Havre colors where he would have found his former Nice teammate, Gautier Lloris. Yes, but now, Chelsea have finally decided otherwise for the future of their defender, even claiming not to have the necessary means to complete this operation… Stunned, Malang Sarr – who spent the night in Le Havre – will return to London this Friday and try to raise your head despite this terrible scenario…