Watford: Ismaila Sarr joins Marseille & Christian Kabasele moves to Udinese

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Christian Kabasele (left) and Ismaila Sarr both won promotion from the Championship with Watford in 2021

Watford forward Ismaila Sarr has moved to French side Marseille and defender Christian Kabasele has joined Udinese for undisclosed fees.

Sarr, 25, scored 34 goals in 131 appearances for the Hornets after joining from Rennes in August 2019.

He joined Watford for a club record fee of £27m and played for them in the Premier League in 2019-20 and 2021-22.

Sarr scored 10 times in 39 appearances last season for the Championship side while Kabasele, 32, played 25 games.

Kabasele spent seven years at Vicarage Road after arriving from Belgian club KRC Genk in the summer of 2016.

In a farewell message to supporters,, external he said: "I came here as a young defender, and now I leave as a man with two kids who have grown up as Watford fans."

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