Crystal Palace said goodbye to several players from their first team squad last summer.

French midfielder Yohan Cabaye left the club to join Arabian Gulf League side Al Nasr, while Ruben Loftus-Cheek went back to Chelsea following the end of his season-long loan spell, having earned a place in England's World Cup squad.

Palace hero Damien Delaney also left the Eagles after six years with the club, while Bakary Sako and Chung-yong Lee left south London for pastures new after three years in SE25.

There were plenty of other departures too, with some players leaving at the end of their contracts, or loan spells with the club, while nine players from the club's development and U18 squads were also released: Andre Coker, Jacob Berkeley Agyepong, Victor Fundi, Andrew Demby, Matthew Funnell, Brandon Oddy, Tariq Ossai, Will Ozono and Jordan Serrato.

But six months on, we take a look at how those players who departed from the first team squad have been getting on since leaving the Eagles in the summer?

Yohan Cabaye

The former Newcastle United and Paris Saint-Germain midfielder was a popular figure at Palace, and spent three years with the Eagles.

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He was a key man in Roy Hodgson's side last season as Palace recovered from a terrible start to secure survival and a sixth successive season in the top flight.

Palace did make the 32-year-old an offer to stay with the Eagles, but he opted to join Arabian Gulf League side Al Nasr on a free transfer, at the end of his contract in south London.

Since then, he has played 18 times for his new side, scoring two goals for the Dubai-based club.

Al Nasr currently sit ninth in the Arabian Gulf League, with 15 points from 13 games.

Ruben Loftus-Cheek

The midfielder was one of Crystal Palace's standout players last season as he impressed during a season-long loan from Chelsea, earning himself a place in England's World Cup squad.

He featured in Russia for the Three Lions, making four appearances and playing for a total of 274 minutes.

Since returning to Chelsea, he has played 17 times for the Blues in all competitions, and scored six goals, which includes a hat-trick in the Europa League against BATE Borisov back in October.

He has also earned his eighth and ninth caps for England this season, playing 61 minutes in a friendly against Switzerland in September, before coming off the bench against USA in November.

Loftus-Cheek is currently out injured, and missed the recent clash with Palace at Selhurst Park, with the midfielder expected to miss the remainder of the month as he continues to deal with a back problem.

Damien Delaney

The Irishman left Palace in the summer after six years with the club, having joined in 2012 and helped the Eagles win promotion from the Championship in 2013, before playing a key role in the club staying in the Premier League thereafter.

He rejoined his hometown club Cork City, where the 37-year-old played 14 times, and scored one goal. During his time at the club, he featured in the Champions League and Europa League.

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He also scored a bizarre own goal as Cork City played Bohemians, with his intended pass back to his goalkeeper nestling in the net.

Delaney has since joined Waterford, and could feature in European football again in 2019, with his new club finishing fourth last season in the Airtricity League.

And the former Palace defender says he is looking forward to playing for Waterford and being part of the plans for the club in the future.

Chung-yong Lee

After being released by Crystal Palace, the South Korean international struggled to find a new club, owing to a failure to get a work permit, which saw a move to rejoin his old club Bolton Wanderers collapse.

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But, he eventually signed for German second division side VFL Bochum on a contract until the end of the 2018-19 season.

And Lee has since made 11 appearances for the Bundesliga 2 side, while he has also got back into the South Korea side, making three appearances for his country so far this season.

Bakary Sako

The Malian international was offered a new deal by Palace in the summer, but turned it down.

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Sako, who was injured playing for Palace against West Ham in January, did contact the club about the possibility of returning in August, but a move failed to materialise, with Palace not having space in their squad.

He then trained with West Bromwich Albion, before finalising a move to join the Championship side last month.

And he scored his first goal for the Baggies in their FA Cup win against Wigan Athletic this weekend, in his fourth appearance for the club.

West Brom boss Darren Moore said afterwards he hoped that the goal would help Sako kickstart his career with the Baggies.

Diego Cavalieri

The Brazilian goalkeeper left the Eagles after just four months, having signed a short-term deal in March.

He did not make a single appearance for Palace in his time in south London.

Cavalieri was without a club until last week, when he signed for Brazilian club Botafogo.

Timothy Fosu-Mensah

The Dutch defender spent last season on loan with the Eagles, having been signed during Frank de Boer's brief spell in charge at Palace.

He made 24 appearances at Palace during his season-long loan spell, before returning to Manchester United.

Fosu-Mensah was involved in United's pre-season schedule, but then made the move to Fulham on loan ahead of the summer transfer window deadline.

And he has played nine times for the Whites, who currently sit second from bottom in the Premier League, but the Dutchman has had some time out injured.

Erdal Rakip

The 22-year-old Swedish midfielder joined Palace on loan from Benfica, but failed to make a single appearance for Palace's first team before returning to Portugal.

And he has not yet featured for the Portuguese side since his return.

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