Crystal Palace's Yohan Cabaye: 'PSG players did not want me at the club'

Cabaye: 'PSG players wanted me out'

Yohan Cabaye has suggested that his former Paris Saint-Germain teammates forced him out of the Ligue 1 club this summer.

The Frenchman moved to the Parc des Princes from Newcastle United last year, but failed to cement a regular starting spot under manager Laurent Blanc.

This summer, Cabaye returned to the Premier League via Palace, who paid £10m to reunite the midfielder with his former Newcastle boss Alan Pardew.

Now, the 29-year-old has revealed that he did not get on with some of his teammates in France.

"I know that when I arrived [at PSG], there are some players who did not want me to come," Cabaye told Canal+. "That's football, it does not matter. Maybe one day we will speak again. It's a number of things.

"Once there is a loose ball or a bad pass, there's bad looks. I hoped one day to wear the shirt of PSG and I had the opportunity, but it did not happen the way I wanted, but I have no grudge against anyone."

So far this season, the Eagles have won two Premier League games and lost one.

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