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title: "Crystal Palace: Fans react to Mamadou Sakho exit"
canonical: "https://www.footballtransfertavern.com/crystal-palace-fans-react-to-mamadou-sakho-exit/"
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language: "en-GB"
author: "Charlie Smith"
section: "Crystal Palace"
published: "2021-07-28T18:31:11Z"
modified: "2021-07-28T18:31:11Z"
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# Crystal Palace: Fans react to Mamadou Sakho exit

**Crystal Palace [confirmed](https://www.cpfc.co.uk/news/announcement/mamadou-sakho-departs-palace-for-montpellier-hsc/2021-07-27/) on Tuesday afternoon that defender Mamadou Sakho has left the club after his Selhurst Park deal expired at the beginning of the month.**

The centre-back has now returned to his native country by joining Ligue 1 side Montpellier, with a number of Eagles fans reacting to Palace’s [post](https://twitter.com/CPFC/status/1420026699572469771) regarding the Frenchman on Twitter.

Sakho spent four-and-a-half years with Palace after making his loan spell from Liverpool permanent in the summer of 2017 for [£25.38m](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/mamadou-sakho/transfers/spieler/47713).

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The 31-year-old made [75](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/mamadou-sakho/leistungsdaten/spieler/47713/plus/0?saison=2020) appearances for the Eagles, mainly under Roy Hodgson, however, only [six](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/mamadou-sakho/leistungsdaten/spieler/47713/plus/0?saison=2020) came last season due to injury.

Sakho was one of [11](https://twitter.com/GeorgeSessions/status/1410478334220378114) senior Palace players out of contract at the beginning of the month and has now signed a [three-year deal](https://www.getfootballnewsfrance.com/2021/official-mamadou-sakho-signs-for-montpellier/) with Montpellier on a free transfer.

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### Palace fans react

Palace announced Sakho’s departure on their [official Twitter page](https://twitter.com/CPFC/status/1420026699572469771). This is what these Eagles supporters had to say in reply, with on describing the news as ‘funny’.

**“Gutted, what a player. Good luck Mama.”**

[Credit: @danny\_addis](https://twitter.com/danny_addis/status/1420029449786040332)

**“Oh no… anyways”**

[Credit: @vines2321](https://twitter.com/vines2321/status/1420026780925239302)

**“Best CB since promotion”**

[Credit: @chr1s\_cpfc](https://twitter.com/chr1s_cpfc/status/1420026977671598082)

**“Funny, he was probably the finest centre back we have ever had, but for 18 games a season and his wages, I’m completely not \*\*\*\*\* he has gone.”**

[Credit: @AllanDLWilliams](https://twitter.com/AllanDLWilliams/status/1420027097783930884)

**“Our best CB gone like that”**

[Credit: @cpfcbxn](https://twitter.com/cpfcbxn/status/1420026894905454594)

**“Our best CB in the Prem era btw”**

[Credit: @localpla6tic](https://twitter.com/localpla6tic/status/1420026778593157121)

[***In other news: Lots of Palace fans fume as exit rumours emerge.***](https://www.footballtransfertavern.com/crystal-palace-transfer-rumours/crystal-palace-fans-react-to-zion-atta-update/)