The 26-year-old attacker possesses plenty of experience of English football, having spent four years at Watford – recording 34 goals and 22 assists in 131 games – prior to joining Marseille, whom he helped reach the semi-finals of the UEFA Europa League last season.
Sarr's career began in French football with Metz, before moving to Rennes and leading the club into Europe, as well as winning their first Coupe de France in almost half a century.
At international level, he has been a mainstay of the Senegal national side, earning 64 caps, scoring 13 goals and winning the Africa Cup of Nations in 2021.
His career has also been defined by his eye for the spectacular, having won Goal of the Season awards in both the Football League and the Europa League.
Sarr was ever-present in every Premier League matchday squad in his first season at the club, playing in all 38 games, while also featuring in a further nine cup games. He scored 11 goals across all competitions, with eight additional assists - including a stunning effort against rivals Brighton & Hove Albion and a brace against Aston Villa in the FA Cup semi-final.
Sarr produced a remarkable 2025/26 campaign, scoring 21 goals in all competitions and adding two assists, equalling Palace’s Premier League-era single-season scoring record held jointly with Andy Johnson (2004/05). He set the tone early with a late equaliser in the Community Shield victory over Liverpool at Wembley.
In the UEFA Conference League, Sarr delivered a record-breaking European campaign, scoring nine goals in 14 appearances to finish as the competition’s top scorer and Player of the Season.
His tally included seven knockout-stage goals, striking in five consecutive matches and scoring the fastest goal in Conference League history after 21 seconds against Shakhtar Donetsk in the semi-final first leg.
He also netted twice in the last-16 second-leg win over AEK Larnaca as Palace went on to secure their first-ever European trophy with victory over Rayo Vallecano. He finished the campaign with consecutive Player of the Month awards in March and April, with his performances earning both the Players’ Player of the Season and Player of the Season awards.
Following his success in red and blue, Sarr was named in Senegal head coach Pape Thiaw’s 26-man squad for the 2026 FIFA World Cup, going on to feature 75 minutes in a 3–1 defeat to 2018 world champions France.
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