Born and bred in Paris both on and off the pitch, there was a point when it felt like Mamadou Sakho would spend his entire career at Paris Saint-Germain.
However, after winning all the trophies in France with the Ligue 1 champions, the defender decided it was time to try something new, which is when his move to Liverpool was organised.
The centre-back was transferred from Paris Saint-Germain to Anfield for just over £17m, which was a relatively hefty fee at the time, bought by Brendan Rodgers, who was his manager until 2015.
After that came Jürgen Klopp, which is when things started to go a bit downhill for the centre-back, and eventually a loan move (which then became permanent) to Crystal Palace took place.
However, Sakho has no regrets over his time at Liverpool, explaining as much to Stadium Mag.
“I had very good relationships with my board and I played alongside great talents like Suárez, Coutinho, Sturridge or Steven Gerrard. I lived exceptional moments with those players”.
Over the course of his four years with Liverpool, the centre-back made 80 appearances in all competitions, scoring three goals.
