Ismaila Sarr has been making plenty of headlines for ending Liverpool’s 44-game unbeaten run in the Premier League, but the Watford forward says he could have been generating more at Barcelona.
Sarr told the Hornets’ official website of passing up the chance to head for Catalunya: “When I moved to Rennes in 2017, it was a last-minute transfer.
“It is true that I chose Rennes over Barcelona and I made this decision because I didn’t want to go to Barcelona to just sit on the bench or play in the B level.
“I wanted to play, I just really wanted to play and that’s why I chose to go to Rennes.
“I heard many good things about the place. I didn’t know anyone there before joining, though. It didn’t matter for me that the club was in France, all I cared about was playing.
“I didn’t feel any pressure from the big transfer fee, I never feel that kind of pressure with transfer prices.
“We had a good season when I went to Rennes. We finished fifth in the first season and we finished lower in the league the second season, but we won the Coupe de France, so we were really pleased because we qualified for the Europa League.”