Marseille should register their next recruit in the coming days. This is the winger Ismaila Sarr, 25 years old. OM have reached an agreement with the player, according to The Athletic. He will have his medical visit on Monday. Sarr still had a year left on his contract with Watford, but no talks regarding an extension of the Senegalese’s contract had been initiated. The Teranga lion was closely followed by Crystal Palace or Tottenham. Foot Mercato add that the transfer fee should be between 15 and 20 million euros.
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The Zénith Saint-Petersburg has said yes to Al-Hilal’s colossal offer for Malcom. The Saudi club offered, this Sunday, 45 million euros another 15 million in bonuses for the 26-year-old winger. Al-Hilal continues its XXL recruitment after attracting Sergej Milinković-Savić, Kalidou Koulibaly Ruben Neves and coach Jorge Jesus.
English winger Harvey Barnes has left Leicester, relegated to the second division, to join Newcastle on Sunday, the two English clubs announced, in exchange for 44 million euros according to the British press. Selected once with the Three Lions, the 25-year-old signed up for five years with the Magpies, on the rise since they were bought by a Saudi sovereign fund two years ago. Fourth in the Premier League last season, the club from north-east England will return to the Champions League next season, twenty years after its last participation.
Congolese international striker Cédric Bakambu signed on Sunday with Galatasaray, after an express stint at Al-Nasr in the United Arab Emirates, the Turkish club announced. Top scorer in the Greek championship last season with Olympiakos (18 goals), the 32-year-old former Marseillais signed on June 29 at Al-Nasr, a Dubai club.