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Malang Sarr leaves Chelsea for Monaco in one-year loan deal, with Thomas Tuchel's side continuing to push for another defender as defensive rebuild continues

Chelsea defender Malang Sarr has joined Monaco on a season-long loan deal.

The 23-year-old has made 21 games for the Blues since joining from Nice on a five-year deal in 2020.

The Frenchman has found himself down the pecking order at Stamford Bridge in recent times, and, despite Andreas Christensen and Antonio Rudiger moving on this summer, Kalidou Koulibaly has arrived from Napoli and captain Cesar Azpilicueta has signed a new contract, meaning Sarr seemed set to still struggle for minutes in Thomas Tuchel's side.

Central defender Malang Sarr has left Chelsea to join Monaco on a one-year loan deal

Monaco finished third in Ligue 1 last season and have made several additions in an attempt to improve their fortunes.