The young Girondin striker signed up for England against a welcome check for 13 million euros for the club’s finances.
As expected, Southampton formalized Sékou Mara on Monday. The 19-year-old striker arrives from Bordeaux, in a 13 million euro deal, including bonuses, which should provide some relief from the complicated financial situation of the Girondins who are struggling to stay in Ligue 2.
An agreement in principle was announced last week, when the Girondins were interviewed by the French National Olympic and Sports Committee (CNOSF), which subsequently gave them a favorable opinion on their retention in Ligue 2. Bordeaux, in plagued by serious financial difficulties after his sporting relegation from Ligue 1 at the end of last season, had seen the DNCG, financial policeman of French football, come out twice in favor of a demotion in National. The last word will go to the Executive Committee of the French Football Federation, which has until July 30, the date of resumption of L2, to decide.
Former Paris SG player, before joining Gironde in 2017, Mara had scored 6 goals in Ligue 1 last season, but he is above all a bet on the future. The tricolor nugget “will need to work hardSaints coach Ralph Hasenhüttl warned. “He’s a young player who will need time to adapt to a new country and a new league but we’re excited about his potential and what he could become in the future.“, he added.
The international Espoirs said to himself “very happyto reach the south of England. “I am young and I will have to work. I think Southampton is the best club for my development and to progress and become one of the best“, he added.