Southampton FC have confirmed that Sekou Mara has left the club, two years after joining from Bordeaux, he had his critics, but we seem to have made a profit on him in that time.
There were those that will be glad to see the back of Sekou Mara, but that is to be uncharitable, he joined from Bordeaux at the end of July 2022 for 11.5 million euros and now he leaves for Strasbourg for a fee of 12.5 million euros, so a slight profit on the deal.
It should be remembered that he arrived aged just 20 years old into a squad that was soon to go into freefall, he was not the worst culprit in the squad for our demise, there were far more experienced players who under performed.
He would start just 4 games in the Premier League and another 18 off the bench, scoring 1 goal plus an assist in that awful season for the club.
Last season he was on the fringes of the first team. again he would start just 4 games in the Championship, but he would play another 24 as a substitute, some will ridicule his contribution, but 3 goals and 2 assists in his 547 minutes was a reasonable contribution and he helped close down a lot of games in the final minutes of our unbeaten run.
No one is claiming that he is a world beater, but he played a part in our promotion season and deserves to be remembered with at least some appreciation, as they say on other Southampton fan websites "Once A Saint Always A Saint"
So good luck Sekou Mara, it didn't quite work out for you here, hopefully you will go on and prosper elsewhere.