Wilfried Zaha’s Crystal Palace contract expires this summer, and despite being 30 years old, he is again linked with Arsenal.
Wilfried Zaha’s current contract with Crystal Palace is set to expire this summer, and despite the fact that he is already 30 years old, he is once again being linked with a move to Arsenal.
Wilfried Zaha is expected to depart Crystal Palace at the conclusion of the current campaign on a free transfer, and it has been stated that Arsenal and Chelsea are among the clubs keeping an eye on his position.
Zaha has turned down many offers from Palace, thus it is anticipated that he will depart the club at the conclusion of the month of June this summer when his current deal comes to an end.
Although his age profile does not really suit the Gunners at this point, the Ivory Coast international has been a long-term target for the “Big Six” Premier League clubs, and the fact that he is available on a free transfer may appeal to Arsenal and Chelsea, both of which are in the market for forwards. However, his availability on a free transfer may not appeal to the “Big Six” Premier League clubs.
It was claimed in October that Zaha was going to refuse to negotiate a new contract with Crystal Palace and instead wait for a huge move when his current deal with the club expired. At the time, Arsenal and Tottenham, and not Chelsea, were being linked to the player as potential suitors.
Yet, despite prior links with Arsenal, recent speculations have died down due to the club having a specific profile of player that they aim to sign and Zaha not fitting the bill. This is because Arsenal has a specific type of player that they look to sign.
Since taking over as manager of Arsenal, Arteta has utilized only a small handful of players older than 30, and the vast majority of those players have since departed the club (David Luiz, Willian, Mesut Ozil, Sokratis, Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang, Cedric).
Although the club did sign Jorginho, who is 31 years old, Zaha is not expected to be interested in signing a deal of the same length as the one that was made with the former Chelsea player.
Zaha has established himself as one of the most capable forwards in the Premier League who are not a part of the “big six.” He has done this by scoring 67 goals for Palace in just under 300 total games.
In the Premier League so far this year, Zaha has played 20 games and contributed two assists and six goals.
Zaha relocated to London, England when she was a child. She was born on November 10, 1992, in Abidjan, which is located in the Ivory Coast.
It was in 2010 when he made his debut for the first team after beginning his football career in the youth of Crystal Palace. It didn’t take long for him to become one of the most notable players at the club, and his contributions were vital in the team’s promotion to the Premier League in 2013.
Zaha was bought by Manchester United in 2013, but he had a difficult time breaking into the first squad and was eventually loaned out to Cardiff County and then returned to Crystal Palace.
In 2015, he made his permanent move back to Palace, and this is where he has been living ever since.