Chelsea could be handed Moises Caicedo bid boost with transfer windfall for forgotten player

Chelsea are aware of interest in defender Malang Sarr with the Blues looking to offload the 24-year-old centre-back in the coming weeks to continue their revamp of the squad

Malang Sarr has interest from multiple unnamed clubs in France, football.london understands, and could leave Chelsea on a permanent basis this summer.

The 24-year-old has now entered the final two years of his contract at Stamford Bridge with Chelsea open to offers for the Frenchman. Sarr spent last season on loan at AS Monaco but Les Monegasques chose not to trigger the clause inserted in the contract that would have made the move permanent.

Sarr made just 17 appearances for Monaco in all competitions last season in a campaign that was disrupted by injury problems. The Chelsea man had surgery back in May on an injury, although the details of the problem were not disclosed.

Chelsea will listen to offers for Sarr, who has made 21 appearances for the club since signing from Porto in 2021, with no set price-tag being revealed at the moment. The Blues are currently in the middle of another busy summer transfer window that has seen them already offload eight first-team players and receive over £200million in the process.

Sarr looks likely to be on that list at some point this summer with plenty of interest in his signature. Chelsea view Sarr as expendable and will do their best to find the French centre-back a new home.

Any sort of cash injection, however little it will be, will be a boost for Chelsea in their pursuit of Moises Caicedo from Brighton. The 21-year-old midfielder is the club's priority signing this summer and the Blues remain locked in talks with Brighton over a deal to sign him.

Chelsea are prepping an official offer for Caicedo, football.london