Chelsea transfer news: Xabi Alonso makes Mamadou Sarr 'request' amid speculation

Chelsea manager Xabi Alonso is reportedly keen to hold immoderate determination implicit the aboriginal of Mamadou Sarr.

Alonso is presently going done the process of who helium wants successful his Chelsea squad for his archetypal play astatine Stamford Bridge.

The Spaniard faces the wide anticipation of BlueCo making the aforesaid mistakes that person already outgo Chelsea a spot successful Europe adjacent season.

A report connected Monday suggested that Trevoh Chalobah is 1 of Chelsea's cardinal defenders that are attracting attraction up of 2026-27.

According to Jeunes Footeux, Chelsea are besides having clubs inquire however they program to grip Sarr's future.

Alonso yet to marque Sarr decision

The study alleges that RB Leipzig person expressed an involvement successful signing the Senegal international.

At this infinitesimal successful time, it is unclear whether the Bundesliga outfit would people a imperishable oregon indebtedness deal.

With erstwhile Strasbourg manager Liam Rosenior successful charge, Chelsea made the determination to callback Sarr from his impermanent stint backmost astatine his erstwhile club.

However, the 20-year-old was provided with conscionable 294 minutes of shot crossed six games successful each competitions.

Chelsea are presently looking astatine however to fortify their backline with Premier League-proven players, which puts Sarr's short-term aboriginal nether threat.

Nevertheless, Alonso is said to person informed nine officials that helium wants to spot Sarr successful pre-season grooming earlier deciding whether helium wants to support him astatine Stamford Bridge.

Should Chelsea keep, merchantability oregon indebtedness Sarr?

Rosenior appeared to springiness up connected Sarr arsenic soon arsenic helium made an mistake during the aboriginal minutes of a Champions League fixture against Paris Saint-Germain successful March.

Sarr has since played conscionable 9 minutes of shot for Chelsea, but has benefitted from featuring connected 4 occasions for Senegal including and aft the March planetary break.

With Alonso apt to usage a backmost 3 adjacent season, Sarr should get opportunities, but a indebtedness should beryllium facilitated if helium is not deemed to beryllium successful the apical 4 of the central-defensive pecking order.

That said, Sarr is 1 of the tallest players successful Chelsea's squad, truthful it would marque a batch of consciousness if helium was kept astatine the nine erstwhile they are lacking successful height.