
Crystal Palace Interested in Move for Bacary Sagna and Gael Clichy
Crystal Palace are reportedly looking to make the most out of players like Bacary Sagna and Gael Clichy being available on a free transfer in the summer.
Manchester City are set to undergo wholesale changes – especially at the back – with a number of players leaving the club in the summer after the end of the contracts. Bacary Sagna, Gael Clichy, Pablo Zabaleta, and Yaya Toure could be the names on the verge of an exit from the club. Clichy and Sagna appear to interest Sam Allardyce, who has always been a manager with an eye for older players.
Crystal Palace are reportedly looking to make the most out of players like Bacary Sagna and Gael Clichy being available on a free transfer in the summer.

Manchester City are set to undergo wholesale changes – especially at the back – with a number of players leaving the club in the summer after the end of the contracts. Bacary Sagna, Gael Clichy, Pablo Zabaleta, and Yaya Toure could be the names on the verge of an exit from the club. Clichy and Sagna appear to interest Sam Allardyce, who has always been a manager with an eye for older players.
His most consistent and best period in management came at Bolton Wanderers when he managed to get the best out of older players like Ivan Campo. One of the sticking points in a potential deal could be the player’s wage demands, but it is expected that both Clichy and Sagna will be realistic when it comes to the demands knowing that they are coming towards the end of their careers.
Both players were signed from Arsenal for a combined €8 million. It is because City had to pay a transfer fee only for Clichy, while Bacary Sagna came to the club on a free transfer. Both players have enjoyed a lot of success since their move to the Etihad stadium.
Crystal Palace have been able to sustain a place in the Premier League after the arrival of Sam Allardyce.“Palace have been showing an interest in Bacary and Gael for a while, and look like they’re ready to make a move.They’re Premier League position is secured and it was all dependent on if they had that cash as to whether they made a move or not.The pair of them liked it down in the capital and I don’t see why they wouldn’t move back down south if the wages were right,” said an City official.

Bacary Sagna Compares Arsene Wenger to Sir Alex Ferguson
Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger is as good as Sir Alex Ferguson, according to the club’s former defender Bacary Sagna.
There has been a lot of pressure on Wenger in the last few months. The Frenchman has been asked to resign on a number of occasions by the club supporters, who have even unfolded banners against the manager even at the Emirates stadium. As the resistance against Wenger continues to grow, he has received support from various quarters, including one of his former players. Sagna played for Arsenal for several years before making the switch to Manchester City a couple of years ago.
Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger is as good as Sir Alex Ferguson, according to the club’s former defender Bacary Sagna.

There has been a lot of pressure on Wenger in the last few months. The Frenchman has been asked to resign on a number of occasions by the club supporters, who have even unfolded banners against the manager even at the Emirates stadium. As the resistance against Wenger continues to grow, he has received support from various quarters, including one of his former players. Sagna played for Arsenal for several years before making the switch to Manchester City a couple of years ago.
One of the reasons for the Frenchman deciding to join City is the need to win trophies. He is one of the several Arsenal players to have left the club in the search of clubs that can satisfy their hunger for major honours. Arsenal, on the other hand, have been only able to win the two FA Cup trophies in the last decade.
Wenger has been offered a new two-year contract and fans have been against the club to withdraw this offer. The Frenchman is yet to confirm his decision on the future, with many speculating that he may stay at Arsenal after all.
Sagna spent seven years at Arsenal without winning a major trophy, but he has already won the FA Cup and the League Cup since the move to City. “For me, Wenger’s a top manager, up there with Ferguson, right at the top. I see him fighting to carry on because the club is his life, he loves the club. I’ve been there with him at Arsenal and I see the way he is hurting at the minute.But in my opinion he is Arsenal, he has made Arsenal,” said Sagna. Ferguson has lifted 24 major honours with the United compared to Arsene Wenger’s nine titles with Arsenal.