Ismaila Sarr has put pen to paper on a five-year-deal with Crystal Palace, joining the Eagles from Marseille for a fee in the region of £11 million. 

The south London club made their first attempt to sign the attacker five years ago, and after numerous rebuttals, Dougie Freedman has finally secured his man. 

Hailing from Senegal, the winger adds a host of experience to Oliver Glasner’s side with ten goals in 50 Premier League appearances to his name.

After the departure of Michael Olise to Bayern Munich, Palace were seeking attacking depth and Sarr provides exactly that. 

His versatility will enable Glasner to use him across the front three as the Eagles bid to secure European football for the first time in their history. 

Making the move to SE25, the 26-year-old explained the sense of family around the club, while setting sky-high ambitions.

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He said: “It has been a few years since I first heard Crystal Palace were interested in me. Unfortunately, I wasn’t able to come then – but now I’m here, and I’m going to work hard for this family.

“I’ve seen that Palace is a family. Cheikhou [Kouyaté] used to tell me often about Palace: “it’s a family, it’s a family” – and now I’m part of that.

“I am going to work hard on the pitch and off the pitch for the team and for the fans too. I’m going to enjoy playing in front of Palace’s fans and hopefully show them my qualities.

“I like the team, the club and the fans here, and I’m going to give my all for the project, to improve in the league. I saw that last season we were 10th, which was great. Now I’m going to come and do my best so that hopefully we can finish higher.”

Sarr is Crystal Palace’s third addition this summer, alongside Daichi Kamada and Chadi Riad, with the Eagles expected to target a full-back and a further attacker before the closure of the window.