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UNBELIEVABLE: New chelsea player reveals liverpool star he wants to emulate - The Untold Story

Centre back Mamadou Sarr (19) joined Chelsea from sister club Strasbourg. | Getty Images/Darren Walsh/Chelsea FC

Chelsea’s youth gamble continues to be the club’s transfer strategy, and 19-year-old centre back Mamadou Sarr’s arrival from sister club Strasbourg prior to the start of the Club World Cup is one of the latest examples.

After a solid season in Ligue 1 that saw Sarr help Strasbourg return to European competition for the first time in two decades, the young defender has set a new target upon his arrival to the Premier League: become Chelsea’s own version of Virgil van Dijk.

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