Liverpool have told Mamadou Sakho that unless he leaves the club on loan in the next 48 hours, he’ll be sidelined for an entire season and will only be able to play for the Under-23s.
Bizarrely, we’re refusing to sell him permanently and have told him he has a future at Anfield – but have told him in no uncertain terms he needs to leave the club and prove both his fitness and professionalism elsewhere.
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This is a man who captained PSG as a teenager, has multiple international caps and cost us close to £20m.
Here’s some of the online reaction… The stuff we can use, anyway…
Either keep him or sell him for the £20m, a loan for a 26yo French international is ridiculous!! #Sakho #LFC
— Shermo (@BiggKat02) August 30, 2016
Ridiculous this. What the hell happened between them? Did Sakho say/do something after the return from preseason? https://t.co/pbPgqqPOvR
— Taintless Red (@TaintlessRed) August 30, 2016
That whole Sakho situation is ridiculous. 3 senior center backs on the clubs books. Talk about biting your nose off to spite your face
— Steve McVeigh (@SteveMcVeigh123) August 30, 2016
@KopJaffer_LFC Crazy. 2-3 injuries away from a complete crisis defensively, especially if Sakho is shoved out the door.
— Iver Hanrahan (@IverHanrahan) August 29, 2016
@MarkDunne89 i dont think anyone can argue and say hes not our best CB. Lovren has improved massively, but sakho is/was better than him.
— Ste Gaynor (@gingerhulk) August 30, 2016
It’s not even the getting rid of Sakho that bothers me… It’s the fact that we’re not even bringing in a fucking replacement for him!
— Matt (@KrazeyMatt) August 30, 2016
If it was Rodgers binning Sakho, that’d be WW3
— I_Stand_With_Daniel (@IndoLiverpoolfc) August 30, 2016
Has Sakho shagged Klopps wife? Baffling
— Weller (@wellerlfc) August 30, 2016
My love for Sakho is unconditional. Leader on and off the pitch. Gives to charity and cares about the fans also called Liverpool a country.
— Juragan Klopp (@juraganklopp) August 30, 2016