Watford winger Ismaila Sarr revealed he turned down Barcelona in the early part of his career to focus on his development.
Before moving to England on a club-record deal last summer, the 21-year-old who started his career at the Academie Generation Foot in his home country had an impressive spell in France with Metz and Rennes.
Sarr caught the attention of Ligue 1 club Metz during his development in Generation Foot, and they gave him his first professional contract.
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After just a campaign at the Stade Saint-Symphorien, the Senegalese attacker received offers from Rennes and Barcelona in the summer of 2017, and he has backed his reasons for rejecting the 26th time La Liga champions.