Out – Mamadou Sakho
The French defender has been frozen out of the first-team picture completely by manager Jurgen Klopp after the pair fell out in pre-season due to some of the Frenchman’s antics.
Sakho enjoyed a decent spell at Anfield and had become somewhat of a fan favourite but a ban issued by UEFA over a failed drug test, which caused him to miss the Europa League final with Liverpool and the Euro 2016 with France, seems to have derailed his career. He has not made a single appearance for the senior team this term and speaking recently to the press, Klopp admitted that nothing has changed regarding the defender’s status and he will most likely be shipped out in the winter.
Klopp said: “He [Sakho] is not in these plans for the first team. Once again, this actual first-team squad is in this dressing room, from this point of view nobody will be sold.”
“But do you really think I would have said Sakho will not be sold in winter? Nothing has changed.”
And with interest from Galatasaray and Sakho’s former club Paris Saint-Germain, a move away seems likely every minute for the 26-year old.