Ismaila Sarr: Watford sign Senegal winger from Rennes for club record fee

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Sarr has played 26 times for Senegal, scoring four goals

Watford have completed the signing of Senegal winger Ismaila Sarr from Rennes for a club record fee.

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Sarr, 21, has joined for a reported fee of over £25m, surpassing the £18.5m the Hornets paid for Andre Gray in 2017.

He has signed a five-year contract at Vicarage Road and joins having impressed for Rennes, scoring 13 goals in 50 matches last season.

Sarr joins Danny Welbeck, Craig Dawson and Tom Dele-Bashiru as first-team signings made by the club this summer.

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Source: bbc.com