Malang Sarr has reportedly told that he would prefer to move to Monaco rather than Fulham, with the defender set to leave Stamford Bridge.
The centre-back only joined the Blues from Nice two years ago, and after spending his first season on loan at Porto, he returned to West for the last campaign.
However, he hardly featured under , making just eight Premier League appearances, and even after losing both and Andreas Christensen this summer, Sarr still does not feature in the German coach’s plans for the upcoming season.
Still a well-regarded defender, there has been interest in the 23-year-old this summer from England and France with Fulham and Monaco emerging as the frontrunners for Sarr’s signature.
But according to the , the Frenchman wants to return to his homeland via Monaco, who have offered to take the player on loan with an option to buy.
However the sale will not be confirmed until Chelsea have made a defensive transfer of their own, with Tuchel desperate to add a left-sided centre-back to his squad.
While the club have signed Raheem Sterling and Kalidou Koulibaly, they have also been dealt several huge blows this transfer window, with Matthijs de Ligt opting to join Bayern Munich from Juventus, while Nathan Ake and Presnel Kimpembe chose to stay at Manchester City and PSG respectively.
They are currently linked with Brighton’s Marc Cucurella, who has reportedly agreed personal terms and could move to Stamford Bridge with young Levi Colwill heading the other way, while Leicester’s Wesley Fofana is also on their radar.
Tuchel is also after a new right-wing-back to support Reece James, with Southampton’s Kyle Walker-Peters and Inter Milan’s Denzel Dumfries linked.
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