10 players who need a move on deadline day to get their careers back on track
The summer transfer window slams shut on August 31, at 11.30 PM BST. The last day of the transfer window has come to be called deadline day and it has become an event unto itself. Largely featuring clubs who are either panicking or have been sluggish in the market, spending larger sums of money on targets than they would have envisaged.
However, this does little to discourage the fans who gather at the gates of their club’s training grounds, hoping to catch a glimpse of the latest recruit joining their team.
One of the recurring themes of deadline day in the past has been clubs who have missed out on their first targets, going in for someone whose career trajectory has taken a bit of a dip in the hopes of resurrecting a once promising career.
Let’s have a look at 10 players who have to move clubs to bring their career back on track:
#10 Mamadou Sakho
A fan favourite at Liverpool, the 26-year old French international has had a rough time recently. He was forced to miss the Europa League finals as well of the European Championships held in his native France because of doping allegations, only for them to be waived a month later.
Now back at Liverpool, the former PSG captain has suffered an Achilles injury, and to make matters worse he’s rumoured to have fallen out with manager Jürgen Klopp. With Liverpool signing Joel Matip and Ragnar Klavan, Sakho has a mountain to climb in order to force his way back into the starting eleven.
It has been reported in the Daily Mail that Sakho has been told to leave Liverpool on loan if he inteads to play any football this season. Even though he is being treated rather harshly at Liverpool, Sakho appears to believe that his long term future lies on Merseyside.
A number of Premier League teams are said to be monitoring the situation and a year-long loan or maybe even a permanent move would certainly be the best for Liverpool and the player.