Young French defender Malang Sarr has been earning a lot of praise in his homeland for his impressive performances this season. The 17-year-old defender broke into the Nice first team this season, and he scored a goal in his debut match against Rennes.
His impressive performances have prompted the Ligue 1 club to offer him his first professional contract, and French newspaper L’Equipe recently reported he should sign a contract at the beginning of next week.
Sarr is expected to sign a contract for 4-5 years, which will also include a release clause of €50m. Another French daily Le 10 Sport add their own information, as they claim Arsenal are already keeping tabs on the 17-year-old.
It remains to be seen if Arsenal would be keen on signing him in the future, but at the moment, we can’t see the Gunners spending anything close to €50m on Sarr. Release clauses seem to be increasingly reported in France, despite them not being legally enforceable.
Any clause would be based on a gentleman’s agreement, but would surely be largely irrelevant to Arsene Wenger and Arsenal, because at this stage they wouldn’t meet it.
