Malang Sarr & Benoît Badiashile both in Monaco squad to face Rennes | OneFootball

According to L’Équipe AS Monaco’s new loan signing from Chelsea Malang Sarr is included in Monaco’s match day squad with Benoît Badiashile also returning to the side. Both will be vying for spot in the starting line-up later today.

AS Monaco sporting director Paul Mitchell revealed  yesterday that Malang Sarr (23) hasn’t been signed on loan from Chelsea with a view to allowing Benoît Badiashile (21) to leave the club.

Speaking during Sarr’s unveiling at the club’s training complex in La Turbie, Mitchell was questioned as to whether the Chelsea defender’s arrival opens the door for a departure for Badiashile. Mitchell replied, “That’s definitely not our idea. That’s not the reason we bought in Malang. The reasoning is very transparent for me. We want a competitive squad and real competition running throughout the team.”

The Chelsea defender returns to France two years after leaving his formative club and hometown Nice, where he had made his debut at 17 and went on to make more than a century of appearances. He signed a 5-year deal and leaves Chelsea having struggled for playing time, making just eight appearances last year in the league in the face of tough competition in the Blues’ backline.