Mamadou Sakho

[rico]

From The Daily Mail

 

• Crystal Palace face a fight with West Brom and Leicester for Liverpool's Mamadou Sakho

[Matt]

Urgh.

 

I'm sure Rudkin or someone at the club must have Sol Bamba's number somewhere still, may aswell get him back in.

[SheppyFox]

West Brom absolutely bum centre backs don't they!! 

[Gerard]

Any centre half being lined up for a transfer is automatically linked with us and West Brom. 

 

Every time I read we're linked with a centre half so are West Brom, it's just lazy journalism.

[MikeyT]

Crystal Palace are close to a £25m agreement with Liverpool for the signing of 27-year-old defender Mamadou Sakho. (Source: Daily Mail)

[STUHILL]

I think he is decent. £25 million is a fair price in today's market and probably better value than Evans will turn out to be if quotes of £37million are true!

 

Can see people's reservations as he does look like a Sol Bamba type player but he is a lot better than given credit for and another leader on the field.

 

Would be happy for us to sign him, but obviously would prefer Smalling (very unlikely) or Evans at a "sensible" price, certainly not over £25million 

[AlloverthefloorYesNdidi]

Would like this to happen.  More realistic than Smalling.  Liverpool fans I know like him.  The only reason they accept him not playing as because they love Klopp so much

[General Smuts]

I'd have him all day if he can maintain his Palace form from last season.

[foxfanazer]

Can't believe people are turning their noses up at him. Was superb for Palace last season

[sphericalfox]

He was excellent for Palace last year. With someone like Maguire or Morgan beside him he'd be a solid player.

[lgfualol]

pleases

[ZeGuy]

21 minutes ago, Worthington said:

If this is a 'fight' , then I hope it's one we lose ....Bomb scare !

No, he's not. He might not be as comfortable with the ball as Maguire but he's still a solid defender who also can score on set pieces. If he didn't screw up with his "fat burning" crap, he'd still be playing for Liverpool.

 

Can't believe some are snubbing him.

 

[Captain...]

Back 3 of Sakho, Maguire and one of Morgan and Huth would be a good option,  Maguire looks made for a back 3 and Sakho's erratic moments would be covered by the other 2.

 

I can see why we would be after him, personally I would prefer a Gibson/Mawson or Smallings/Evans, we are certainly not too good for Sakho though, he also fits the mould of a player that  has something to prove.

[Ric Flair]

CLASS

[Fox92]

Definitely would have him here

[Lovejoy]

Every player we are linked with is either too expensive or not good enough for the mighty Leicester.

 

Sometimes I miss the days of getting excited by signing David Bell on loan from Luton Town.

 

EDIT: Sakho is decent.

[frany104]

Hes quality. People saying no to him obviously haven't watched him. Hes a lot better on the ball than most give him credit for too.

[Buzzell]

Out of all the defenders we have been linked to I would like either him or Smalling. 

[SpacedX]

13 minutes ago, Captain... said:

Back 3 of Sakho, Maguire and one of Morgan and Huth would be a good option, 

And who would you then deploy at RWB? Albrighton could do the job and Chilwell would be the natural choice on the left - although as many have suggested, he isn't the finished product yet. You really envisage Shakey dropping Simpson and Fuchs? And if he does retain a flat back four, is he about to drop the Captain with the eventual return of Huth? 

[ronnup]

He's perfect. Don't make him try and play let him defend and he's quality. I'd take all day long. 

[foxy boxing]

get him in! good player and we look desperate for defenders! and everyone knows it!

[FoxinNotts]

I think back four options of Maguire, Huth, Morgan and Sakho would create a nice headache for Shakey. Good balance there if you went for a partnership of Maguire and Sakho. Decent age band too. It's a yes from me. 

[FoxinNotts]

He's proved himself at this level time and time again. His style is somewhat unauthodox however, which puts managers off.

[Babylon]

14 minutes ago, frany104 said:

Hes quality. People saying no to him obviously haven't watched him. Hes a lot better on the ball than most give him credit for too.

Or watched the wrong games, I've seen him play a fair bit and he was one of the worst players I've ever seen. So much so, I remember wondering how he was even a professional footballer.  He was rated by Palace though and by all accounts did very well there.

[crisp packet]

He's better than Morgan and Huth.

Was a fans favourite before he fell out with klop over drug test .

France international signed for big bucks ...