Same Allardyce’s Crystal Palace outfit have joined the race for our want-away central defender Mamadou Sakho, reports the Daily Mail.
The Eagles are currently involved in a relegation dogfight placed 17th, but just one point off bottom-placed Swansea.
The report suggests they want our experienced Frenchman to add class and their ailing backline, but Liverpool still want £20m for the defender who hasn’t made a single match-day squad this season.
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Sevilla (currently competing for La Liga) and Galatasaray have also mooted an interest, and you’d assume the Spaniards would be the most attractive proposition for Sakho, instead of a move which could conceivably see him in the Championship next year.
Sakho was our best defender last season, but hasn’t played since April 2016 and for a variety of well publicised reasons, his stock has dramatically fallen.
If we can get £20m for a player we no longer require, it would prove excellent business – and we similarly hope Sakho can get his career back on track.