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Crystal Palace are having second thoughts over a permanent deal for Mamadou Sakho, with Liverpool pricing them out of a move.

The Reds want £30million for the outcast French defender, who has not made a competitive appearance for the club since April 2016.

After the centre-back was banished to the Under-23s due to ill-discipline, he moved to Selhurst Park for the second half of the campaign.

He flourished for the Eagles and played a big part in their survival - but despite Palace wanting to keep him, they now fear Liverpool’s asking price is too high.

“I think that is going to be a very difficult one for us to do,” Palace chairman Steve Parish said. “I think Liverpool want a big number for him.

“That is a tough one to make happen on a permanent basis. We need to look at the budgets and be realistic.”

Parish is currently in the process of identifying a new manager for his club following the resignation of Sam Allardyce.