**Crystal Palace chairman Steve Parish has questioned why Liverpool made such a low bid for Ismaila Sarr during the summer transfer window.**
The Senegalese international was identified as a potential replacement for Cody Gakpo, who could have signed for Manchester City before Deadline Day. However, Parish claims the Reds never made what he would classify as a serious offer for Sarr:
“It’s unfortunate with Ismaila, but that wasn’t really a situation that was of our doing. A club (Liverpool) came in and, with the amount of money they bid, they couldn’t seriously think in that market it was going to get done at that level, and then they didn’t come back in for him.”
“If you’re selling players for £90m and then you want to bid us half of that for the replacement, it’s fine, you can do it. I’m not criticising anybody for doing it. But it’s not going to happen. You could understand Ismaila would have liked to go, and if it wasn’t five days before the end of the window and the money was right, then we would have tried to facilitate it.”
How much did Liverpool actually offer for Sarr?
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It is believed that sporting director Richard Hughes tabled a proposal in the region of £50m. For a player who will turn 29 in February, that was probably more than he is worth.
However, Parish was clearly comparing prices with other wingers on the market, and due to the sizeable gap between the two clubs’ valuations, Hughes opted against making a follow-up bid, which seems wise in hindsight.
Are Liverpool still looking to sign a right winger?
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Head coach Andoni Iraola is having to make do with what he has got at the moment. Bradley Barcola, Victor Munoz, [**Rio Ngumoha**](https://walkon.com/blog/liverpool-transfer-news-rio-ngumoha-3/) and Gakpo have had stints on the right with varying levels of success.
None of them are a natural fit, though, so new sporting director Julian Ward will likely make strengthening that area a key priority in the New Year. You wouldn’t think that he would revisit a move for Sarr.
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