Chelsea loan Malang Sarr to Porto for rest of 2020-21 season

Joe Wright

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Chelsea have loaned Malang Sarr to Porto for the rest of the 2020-21 season.

Frank Lampard's side signed the centre-back in August on a five-year deal after the 21-year-old left Nice at the end of his contract.

The Blues had always intended to send the France Under-21 international elsewhere for the next year, and he has finalised a deal to join the Portuguese champions.

"I'm very excited," Sarr said, quoted on Porto's website. "It was an opportunity I was looking for, so I am grateful and happy to be here.

"Porto are the best club in Portugal, a very big club with talented players and a history that, for me, is very important.

"I know Porto are an ambitious club and I also came for that. I'm looking forward to the competitiveness, the big games, the Champions League and helping the club to win another league title."

Porto are also expected to complete the loan signing of Felipe Anderson from West Ham.

The transfer window in Portugal runs until October 25.

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Joe is a Senior Editor at Sporting News. He was previously a sub editor and writer for Goal.com before spending six years as part of the Stats Perform editorial news service, covering major global sports including football, tennis, boxing, NBA, rugby union and athletics. Joe has reported live on some of the biggest games in football, including two UEFA Champions League finals, Euro 2016, the Confederations Cup 2017 and the 2018 World Cup final at the end of a month in Russia.