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Mamadou Sakho 'closing in on switch to Nice after falling out of favour under Roy Hodgson at Crystal Palace'... with ex-Liverpool centre back set to join up with Arsenal loanee William Saliba in France

Daily Mail | January 7, 2021

Related Topics: Arsenal F.C., Mamadou Sakho, Crystal Palace F.C., William Saliba, Roy Hodgson, James Tomkins, France, Scott Dann, A.S. Saint-Étienne, Gary Cahill

Mamadou Sakho is set to leave Crystal Palace for French side Nice, according to reports.

The central defender has been at Selhurst Park for the past four years but has been limited to just four Premier League appearances all season with Gary Cahill, Cheick Kouyate, Scott Dann James Tomkins ahead of him in the pecking order.

Sportsmail revealed earlier this week that Eagles manager Roy Hodgson is keen to offload both Tomkins and 30-year-old Sakho in a bid to reduce the average age of the squad.

Mamadou Sakho is set to leave Crystal Palace for Nice this window, according to reports
The deal would be Nice's second centre-back signing of the window after William Saliba (left)

And according to French newspaper Nice-Matin, Sakho is set to become Nice's second defensive signing of the January window following William Saliba's loan move from Arsenal.

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