{"id":16114,"date":"2023-02-28T18:15:40","date_gmt":"2023-02-28T18:15:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sports.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2023\/02\/28\/wolves-let-sako-go-at-the-perfect-time\/"},"modified":"2023-02-28T18:15:40","modified_gmt":"2023-02-28T18:15:40","slug":"wolves-let-sako-go-at-the-perfect-time","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sports.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2023\/02\/28\/wolves-let-sako-go-at-the-perfect-time\/","title":{"rendered":"Wolves let Sako go at the perfect time"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"article-meta\">\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"read-duration\"><span>2<\/span> minute read<\/span><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"publish-date\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<i class=\"icon icon-clock\"\/><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<time datetime=\"2023-02-28T18:15:40Z\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span\/>28\/2\/2023 | <span>06:15pm<\/span><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/time><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> <!-- #article-meta --><\/p>\n<p>\t       \t <!-- Article Start --><\/p>\n<p>Bakary Sako was once a devastating winger in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.footballfancast.com\/wolves-news\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Wolves<\/a>\u2018 side but his career since leaving Molineux suggests that the Old Gold got rid of the Malian at the perfect time.<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\">Did Wolves get rid of Bakary Sako at the perfect time?<\/h3>\n<p>Wolves signed Sako back in 2012, with the powerful wide man arriving in a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.expressandstar.com\/sport\/football\/wolverhampton-wanderers-fc\/2012\/08\/29\/wolves-complete-signing-of-bakary-sako\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">\u00a33m<\/a> deal from St Etienne, where he <a href=\"https:\/\/www.transfermarkt.co.uk\/bakary-sako\/leistungsdatendetails\/spieler\/46791\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">managed<\/a> 17 goals and 15 assists in 128 appearances, including when he returned to France for the 2021\/22 campaign.<\/p>\n<p>Sako was an instant hit at Molineux as despite their relegation to League One, he would fire in a superb <a href=\"https:\/\/www.transfermarkt.co.uk\/bakary-sako\/leistungsdatendetails\/spieler\/46791\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">nine goals and 11 assists<\/a> in just 37 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.footballfancast.com\/championship\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Championship<\/a> appearances.<\/p>\n<p>The former Mali international certainly made an impression on ex-teammate Kevin Foley, who praised the winger in an interview with the Express and Star.<\/p>\n<div class=\"sra_unit\"><link rel=\"stylesheet\" id=\"block-sra\" href=\"https:\/\/www.footballfancast.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/snack-related-articles\/dist\/css\/snack-related.min.css?220602-83346\" type=\"text\/css\" media=\"all\"\/>\n<aside class=\"sra-group sra-related-list\">\n<h2 class=\"sra-group-head\">Most Read on FootballFanCast.com<\/h2>\n<\/aside>\n<\/div>\n<p>Foley <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportsmole.co.uk\/football\/wolves\/news\/kevin-foley-praises-bakary-sako_47918.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">said<\/a>:\u00a0\u201cHe\u2019s brilliant. He can go by the full-backs with ease at times and I personally wouldn\u2019t like to play against him. He\u2019s explosive and he\u2019s got a great shot on him.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe\u2019s very powerful and it\u2019s good to have players like that at this level. He can open up gaps for other players.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>He was unsurprisingly fundamental to their promotion back to the second tier the following season, registering a phenomenal <a href=\"https:\/\/www.transfermarkt.co.uk\/bakary-sako\/leistungsdatendetails\/spieler\/46791\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">12 goals<\/a> and 15 assists in the third tier.<\/p>\n<link rel=\"stylesheet\" id=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/www.footballfancast.com\/wolves-news\/?\" type=\"text\/css\" media=\"all\"\/>\n<p><h2>Could Sako have become a Wolves legend?<\/h2>\n<\/p>\n<div class=\"poll-images\" data-poll-id=\"812781\">\n<div class=\"poll-image\" data-votes=\"0\" data-percentage=\"0\">\n<div class=\"voting-area\" data-poll-item-id=\"73055\" data-poll-id=\"812781\" data-poll-url=\"https:\/\/www.footballfancast.com\/snack-poll\/could-sako-have-become-a-wolves-legend\" data-article-url=\"https:\/\/www.footballfancast.com\/wolves-news\/wolves-bakary-sako-molineux-crystal-palace-old-gold-wwfc\" 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<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Sako showed no signs of slowing down upon his return to Championship football, managing another 15 goals and ten assists in the 2014\/15 campaign, but it wasn\u2019t enough for the Old Gold, as they <a href=\"https:\/\/www.skysports.com\/championship-table\/2014\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">finished<\/a> outside of the playoffs on goal difference.<\/p>\n<p>Wolves were understandably keen to tie Sako down to a new deal at Molineux but he <a href=\"https:\/\/www.expressandstar.com\/sport\/football\/wolverhampton-wanderers-fc\/2015\/05\/18\/bakary-sako-wants-80000-a-week-to-move\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">reportedly demanded<\/a> as much as \u00a380k-per-week, which was unthinkable for the Midlands club before their <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/football\/2016\/jul\/21\/wolves-takeover-sale-chinese-group-fosun-international\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">takeover<\/a> by Fosun International in 2016.<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\">Where is Bakary Sako now?<\/h3>\n<p>After failing to sign a new deal at Molineux, Sako would <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/sport\/football\/article-3185974\/Bakary-Sako-signs-Crystal-Palace-free-transfer-turning-West-Brom.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">complete<\/a> a free transfer to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.footballfancast.com\/crystal-palace-fc-news\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Crystal Palace<\/a> but he failed to rediscover the form he showed with the Old Gold, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.transfermarkt.co.uk\/bakary-sako\/leistungsdatendetails\/spieler\/46791\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">managing<\/a> just eight goals and one assist in 54 appearances for the Eagles.<\/p>\n<p>A disappointing loan spell with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.footballfancast.com\/west-brom-news\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">West Brom<\/a> in the 2018\/19 season saw him <a href=\"https:\/\/www.transfermarkt.co.uk\/bakary-sako\/leistungsdatendetails\/spieler\/46791\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">feature<\/a> just six times, scoring once, with the Malian perhaps regretting his decision to leave Molineux given his career since then.<\/p>\n<p>The 34-year-old has since played for his old club Saint Etienne and Pafos FC in Cyprus, where he <a href=\"https:\/\/www.transfermarkt.co.uk\/bakary-sako\/leistungsdatendetails\/spieler\/46791\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">registered<\/a> a combined two goals in 14 appearances, before his move to Greece last summer, as he joined APO Levadiakos.<\/p>\n<p>His goalscoring trend has sadly continued there, as he finds himself <a href=\"https:\/\/www.transfermarkt.co.uk\/bakary-sako\/leistungsdatendetails\/spieler\/46791\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">without a goal contribution<\/a> in his first six appearances for his new side.<\/p>\n<p>While Sako will be fondly remembered by Wolves fans for his performances on the pitch, he could have made himself a legend at Molineux if he hadn\u2019t asked for an excessive wage back in 2015, although his displays since then suggest that he was certainly not worth that sort of money. 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