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Sam Allardyce believes Crystal Palace need just one win to secure their safety
The former England manager is also keen to sign Mamadou Sakho permanently
Sakho will miss clash against Liverpool as he cannot play against his parent club

Published: 17:31 EDT, 22 April 2017 | Updated: 20:10 EDT, 22 April 2017

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Sam Allardyce thinks Crystal Palace are only one win away from securing their Premier League status – and he plans to open talks with Mamadou Sakho as soon as their top-flight status is sealed.

Palace play Liverpool on Sunday but will have to make do without Sakho, the French defender on loan from the Merseyside club.

Sakho cannot play against his parent club and it comes as a blow to his boss, who knows the 27-year-old has been vital to their fight for survival since joining in February.

Mamadou Sakho has impressed at Crystal Palace during his time on loan from Liverpool

Allardyce said: 'Does Mama want to stay?

'Has Mama created a market for himself for other clubs, if not in the Premier League, in Europe, because they have monitored his performances with us?

'It is a big decision he has to make. If we stay in the Premier League, we will try our best to sign him.

'We will see how we go without him on Sunday. We have managed without Scott Dann and James Tomkins, with Martin Kelly stepping in, and let's see how well they can do without him.

'I will tell you what might be and what might not be when we get safe.'

Palace boss Sam Allardyce is eager to secure the defender's services on a permanent basis

Palace currently sit on 35 points in the Premier League. For Allardyce, 38 is the magic number.

Palace play Liverpool away, then have Tottenham and Burnley at home. This is a week that could see the London club safe or drag them back towards the Premier League's drop zone.

'Thirty-eight points has been enough for 10 years or more and we have got an opportunity to get there and get beyond it,' Allardyce added. 'It is a big week for us.

'We want to take pressure off ourselves and get as many points as we can this week.

Sakho is unable to play on Sunday against his parent club Liverpool when Palace make the trip

'At the end of this week there will only be three games left and instead of one win out of six you might need one win out of three, which heaps the pressure back on again.

'So let's get as many points as we can. I think we are capable of getting points out of these games this week, as we have proved in the last six or seven games.

'I hope the players believe, as I believe, that they are capable of getting points out of them.'