Palace chief: Sarr bid was never going to happen

Liverpool's £50m late swoop for Ismaila Sarr was dead on arrival, with Steve Parish insisting it was never going to happen.

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What happened. Liverpool made a £50million bid for Crystal Palace winger Ismaila Sarr in the final week of the summer transfer window. Palace chairman Steve Parish never entertained the offer and says accepting it was never going to happen.

• The bid arrived with five days left of the summer window.
• Parish publicly rejected the idea of selling Sarr.
• The winger stayed at Crystal Palace.

“never going to happen”

— Steve Parish

Parish's comments underline Palace's firm stance on keeping Sarr beyond the summer window.

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