Hasnt Sako gone to afcon with Mali?

He has been terrible
I'd bite their hand off...get it done before he goes and use money for replacement.

Yes they aren't prepared to pay anything like the reputed £65k p/w he earns at Palace currently. Something like £40k offered.

So surprisingly as Petereagle says he's fighting for his place!

Mind you unless Townsend improves he could come back from the Afcon and join in the wingers selection fight following his cameo on Tuesday night!

This was reported in one of last weekend's papers .... can't remember which one .... and I thought at the time he would lose his PL salary so such a move would be very unlikely.

Edited by Henry of Peckham (05 Jan 2017 9.35pm)

Denial is not just a river in Egypt

He's looked sluggish on some of his rare appearances, but he's had injuries so it's not surprising really. The worst you can really say about him is that he is unproven at this level. I don't think it's possible to make a judgement yet that he's not good enough. And if he plays like he wants to keep his Premier League salary he could be one of the few squad players that does.

Sako's first season had very good start, then injury, then he clearly wasn't able to get fit again. This season, when he has been on the pitch I'd say he's been a positive.

I'd prefer if he wasn't in Africa right now, but he's definitely got the ability to win us a game or two towards the end of the season.

Employee of the month is a good example of how someone can be both a winner and a loser at the same time.