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Jurgen Klopp admits he has noticed Mamadou Sakho’s form for Crystal Palace – but refused to be drawn on whether the defender has any kind of future at Liverpool.

Sakho has been impressing since moving to Selhurst Park on loan in January. In serious relegation trouble when he signed, Palace have won five out of six games since, including eye-catching victories against Chelsea and Arsenal.

Understandably, that has led to questions as to whether Liverpool will look to bring the Frenchman back to Anfield in the summer.

Sakho has not played for the Reds since last April, and was sent home from last summer’s pre-season tour of the USA due to disciplinary reasons. He is almost certain to be sold at the end of the season, with Liverpool ready to demand as much as £30m for the 27-year-old.

Klopp confirmed at his press conference on Thursday that Palace do not have an option to buy Sakho for a set fee at the end of his loan spell.

And the German would later confirm that he is watching the on-loan man’s performances with interest.

He said: “I see a lot of Premier League games so I see Crystal Palace too and I see how he is playing there and all this stuff.

“But there is nothing to say in this moment because you can imagine like all the plans we have for next season, we speak about behind closed doors. In the moment when we have to say something we will say something.”

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Klopp was similarly coy when asked about the future of Daniel Sturridge.

The striker has started just nine games in all competitions this season, and has been widely tipped to move on in the summer.

“There is nothing to say here first of all,” Klopp said. “Even when it would be clear whether he leaves or he stays then nothing to speak about here.

“The thing is that it was not an easy season so far but there are still six games to go and he is back. I’m happy about this.

“He had an impact when he came on against Stoke. We have to decide always after the few sessions he made, like I said after the game, ‘how long should we force it or try to use his freshness when he is coming on?’ That is my decision at the end.

“I don’t think a second with the actual squad about the next season. We are in the season and around this we plan different things like transfers, as you can imagine, but who will leave we have never thought about it.”