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Liverpool may have to settle for a loan deal for Mamadou Sakho on deadline day as Southampton and Crystal Palace lead the chase for his services.

The Reds were hoping to offload the France international on a permanent basis during the January window and had slapped a £20million price tag on the controversial centre-back.

However, no such offer has been forthcoming and unless that situation changes dramatically then Liverpool will instead sanction a loan.

Both Southampton and Palace want to secure Sakho's services until the end of the season. There would be a loan fee and they would cover all his wages.

Sakho, who is under contract until 2020, hasn't played for the Reds since last April and his relationship with Jurgen Klopp has broken down since he was sent home from the pre-season tour of America in disgrace.

Having spent the first half of this season playing for Liverpool Under-23s, Sakho knows he has to move on prior to the 11pm deadline in order to kick-start his career.