Seven months after terminating his contract at Montpellier following a dispute along with his supervisor, ex-Liverpool defender Mamadou Sakho has landed a brand new membership.
“It’s important to know how one can go away the desk when respect is now not served,” was Sakho’s message when he left Montpellier in November.
His exit got here after experiences of a confrontation with supervisor Michel Der Zakarian in coaching, which led to the centre-back strolling off the pitch and being labelled a “cry-baby.”
Sakho was then claimed to have grabbed Der Zakarian by the collar, prompting the coach to fall over and a “household chain” round his neck to interrupt.
The 34-year-old, who spent 4 years at Liverpool and have become a cult hero amongst followers, spent seven months out of motion earlier than discovering a brand new membership.
His subsequent enterprise is available in Georgia, becoming a member of FC Torpedo Kutaisi, the Erovnuli Liga facet now managed by former Blackburn supervisor Steve Kean.
The membership confirmed their deal on Tuesday, with Sakho performing as an envoy for the membership alongside along with his taking part in duties, together with a job mentoring academy gamers.
RMC Sport report that he’ll signal an preliminary one-year contract with an choice for an additional 12 months, arriving with Torpedo Kutaisi halfway by means of their marketing campaign and at present second within the desk.
It serves as one other twist in a controversy-laden profession for Sakho, whose time at Liverpool was marred by points with Jurgen Klopp and a ban for alleged doping offences.
The ban that dogged his profession
The Frenchman was suspended by each FIFA and UEFA after testing constructive for what was deemed a banned substance in 2016, which led him to overlook the Europa League ultimate and, finally, the European Championship with France.
He by no means performed for Liverpool’s first group once more, as a substitute spending the primary half of 2016/17 with the U21s.
UEFA later dismissed the case, because the weight-loss dietary supplements Sakho had taken have been decided to not have been on the World Anti-Doping Company’s prohibited record.
Sakho sought reparation for the damages brought on by the case and his ban, with WADA apologising after trial and reaching a monetary settlement with the participant.
The controversy undoubtedly blighted his profession, nevertheless, with Sakho becoming a member of Crystal Palace after a profitable mortgage in 2017 earlier than returning to France with Montpellier in 2021.
He has not performed for his nation since 2018, along with his first and solely cap after the 2016 ban coming in a 1-0 pleasant win over Uruguay.
Again in 2007, Sakho turned the youngest-ever participant to captain Paris Saint-Germain at simply 17 years and eight months.
