---
title: "Crystal Palace: Mamadou Sakho’s move to Nice stalls"
canonical: "https://www.footballtransfertavern.com/crystal-palace-mamadou-sakhos-move-to-nice-stalls/"
type: "post"
language: "en-GB"
author: "Luke Seychell"
section: "Crystal Palace"
published: "2021-01-21T14:20:22Z"
modified: "2021-01-21T14:25:42Z"
---

# Crystal Palace: Mamadou Sakho’s move to Nice stalls

**Crystal Palace defender Mamadou Sakho has been [linked](https://www.footballtransfertavern.com/premier-league/crystal-palace-sakho-linked-with-exit-cpfc-newsnow/) with a move away from Selhurst Park, but one factor is blocking his move to Ligue 1 outfit Nice.**

### The latest on Sakho

According to [Le10Sport,](https://le10sport.com/football/mercato/exclu-mercato-sakho-interesse-par-logc-nice-mais-534113) Sakho is still keen on a move to Nice, with talks over an initial six-month loan deal ongoing. However, the defender’s £100,000-a-week wages ([spotrac](https://www.spotrac.com/epl/crystal-palace/)) are blocking the deal.

### Is this a blow for Palace?

The 30 year-old has suffered a fair few injuries whilst at the club. They have seen him miss at least 375 days of football since he joined the Eagles ([Transfermarkt](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/mamadou-sakho/verletzungen/spieler/47713)).

His contract is due to [expire](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/mamadou-sakho/verletzungen/spieler/47713) in the summer and at £100k-a-week it is very unlikely that the club will want to offer him an extension. Therefore, allowing Sakho to collect dust in the treatment room for the next six months is a costly and pointless exercise.

He has only featured with [four](https://www.whoscored.com/Players/29575/Show/Mamadou-Sakho) Premier League appearances this season, and costs them about [£5.2m-a-year,](https://www.spotrac.com/epl/crystal-palace/payroll/) so it highlights that the club are yet again wasting money in what is fast becoming a [contract crisis](https://www.footballtransfertavern.com/crystal-palace-news/crystal-palace-roy-hodgson-talks-about-worrying-contract-situation-at-the-club/).

***In other Palace news, have a read of a bizarre statistic about the club which fans aren’t happy with [here](https://www.footballtransfertavern.com/crystal-palace-news/crystal-palace-fans-react-to-crazy-stat-about-the-club-since-hodgson-took-over/)!***