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Bouna Sarr’s four-year spell at Bayern ended in the summer of 2024 after just 33 appearances after the right-back suffered a torn cruciate ligament. The last time the 33-year-old was on the pitch in a competitive game was on November 11, 2023 in the 4-2 win against 1. FC Heidenheim. After more than 16 months without a contract, Sarr will most likely train with FC Metz on Tuesday, reports the French sports daily “L’Équipe”.
If the Lyon-born right-footer proves his fitness, a return to his former place of work is possible. Sarr spent part of his youth in Metz and rose to become a Ligue 1 professional there. The 13-time Senegalese international landed at FC Bayern via Olympique Marseille on deadline day at the beginning of October 2020 – the German record champions paid a transfer fee of 8 million euros. Sarr was intended as an alternative for the position at the back right after a commitment from Ajax professional Sergiño Dest (25), who moved to FC Barcelona, could not be realized.
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Sarr, who has been plagued by injuries, is said to have tried to stay fit since leaving Bayern. After eleven match days, FC Metz is in 17th place as a newly promoted team. On Sunday the club won 2-0 against rivals FC Nantes, but those responsible are still looking for reinforcements. FC Metz is familiar with returnees, and Sarr would not be the first in the recent past: at the end of August, striker Habib Diallo (30) was brought from Saudi Arabia on a free transfer after being away for 1,791 days (for returnee statistics).