[Football] Zaha watch - *** The SEGW finally managed to escape***

[SeagullCrow]

It looks like Zaha's new agent is pushing really hard to sell him this window, either here or abroad. Tottenham and Bayern Munich both mentioned. Someone *really* wants to leave Palace, and the destination doesn't seem to matter:-

https://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/football/transfer-news/wilf-zahas-new-agent-trying-21234602

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/f...ahas-new-agent-opens-talks-Bayern-Munich.html

 

[A1X]

Have we put in our bid yet?

 

[Icy Gull]

No way will they sell him in January imo. Can’t see them letting him go for anything other than a price that no club will pay. He’ll have to try again in the Summer. The fact that he has been performing well recently also goes against him getting away, they will go into freefall if he leaves.

Oh well, never mind

 

[Uh_huh_him]

The 20% back to United is keeping the asking price artificially high. He is worth £50m.

If the rumour that Villa might be in for Benteke is true, then Palace will have no need to sell him and the saga will continue for yet another window

 

[Easy 10]

It must be deeply unsettling to be so completely and utterly reliant on one player, knowing that they are basically one injury away from practically guaranteed relegation. Amazing that after seven whole years in the PL, their squad is so lopsided and bereft of quality that they've still ended up in this position. Along with Bournemouth, they are probably the club most ill-equipped to withstand being relegated - with their eyewatering wages-to-turnover and crumbling infrastructure, it would be an out and out catastrophe. They are now entirely reliant on Sky TV and the BETM.

 

[Simster]

The 20% back to United is keeping the asking price artificially high. He is worth £50m.

If the rumour that Villa might be in for Benteke is true, then Palace will have no need to sell him and the saga will continue for yet another window

I agree with this. He's worth nowhere near £80m to any buying club, but maybe he's worth more to Palace than the £50m he is probably worth on the open market - without him, they could be in all sorts of trouble.

Consequently, it can only play out one way - Zaha will whine when Palace hold firm with their ludicrous asking price, it will go on forever, and then if it transpires that no sale occurs and Zaha had some verbal agreement that he would be allowed to leave in January, he will end up sulking for months. Lovely stuff.

 

[Stat Brother]

I agree with this. He's worth nowhere near £80m to any buying club, but maybe he's worth more to Palace than the £50m he is probably worth on the open market - without him, they could be in all sorts of trouble.

Consequently, it can only play out one way - Zaha will whine when Palace hold firm with their ludicrous asking price, it will go on forever, and then if it transpires that no sale occurs and Zaha had some verbal agreement that he would be allowed to leave in January, he will end up sulking for months. Lovely stuff.

Only to then sign yet another contract extension, that still won't have an opt out clause.
That extra £10k a week will be worth it though.

 

[Sheebo]

Only to then sign yet another contract extension, that still won't have an opt out clause.
That extra £10k a week will be worth it though.

I’m almost certain if he leaves he’ll go back to palace in his thirty’s for a 3rd spell. He gets home sick blud. Won’t go abroad as the cars are well funny innit and you drive from wrong side fam.

 

[LlcoolJ]

i’m almost certain if he leaves he’ll go back to palace in his thirty’s for a 3rd spell. He gets home sick blud. Won’t go abroad as the cars are well funny innit and you drive from wrong side fam.

"GOD is GREAT"

 

[MattBackHome]

Whether he stays or goes I'll be happy regardless. Either they lose their talisman, or we keep our bete noire.

He deserves the move though and really should be playing at a higher level.

 

[Arkwright]

Palace supporters I know want Zaha out and three / four new players in. Hodgson yesterday said he wants two new strikers in the January window so they clearly need to sell to buy. I presume they would need to get the Zaha deal done early to buy replacements, if not they could end up with sweet FA.
Palace could always unring fence the ring fenced money to release funds.........

 

[Postman Pat]

Crystal Palace have rejected an attempt by Bayern Munich to sign Wilfried Zaha on loan until the end of the season, with the Premier League club determined not to allow their prized asset to leave for less than £80m.

The German champions held talks this week with the Ivory Coast forward’s new agent, Pini Zahavi, who is attempting to secure Zaha’s departure from Selhurst Park after proposed moves to Arsenal and Everton failed to materialise in the summer.

Bayern, who will face Chelsea in the Champions League last 16, offered to take the 27-year-old on loan with a view to signing him permanently in the summer, although it is understood that proposal was immediately dismissed.

https://www.theguardian.com/footbal...=Social&utm_source=Twitter#Echobox=1578485751

 

[willalbion]

Crystal Palace have rejected an attempt by Bayern Munich to sign Wilfried Zaha on loan until the end of the season, with the Premier League club determined not to allow their prized asset to leave for less than £80m.

The German champions held talks this week with the Ivory Coast forward’s new agent, Pini Zahavi, who is attempting to secure Zaha’s departure from Selhurst Park after proposed moves to Arsenal and Everton failed to materialise in the summer.

Bayern, who will face Chelsea in the Champions League last 16, offered to take the 27-year-old on loan with a view to signing him permanently in the summer, although it is understood that proposal was immediately dismissed.

https://www.theguardian.com/footbal...=Social&utm_source=Twitter#Echobox=1578485751

That'll annoy him quite a lot I would imagine. Bayern or Palace? Palace or Bayern? It's a toughie.

 

[Springal]

He couldn't settle in Manchester FFS... how is he going to cope with a whole new country, currency, language... no chance

 

[Psychobilly freakout]

He couldn't settle in Manchester FFS... how is he going to cope with a whole new country, currency, language... no chance

FFS.....

Sssshhhhhhh......

why scupper a good thing

 

[AmexRuislip]

Whether he stays or goes I'll be happy regardless. Either they lose their talisman, or we keep our bete noire.

He deserves the move though and really should be playing at a higher level.

If the SEGW actually stayed on his feet, he would be playing at a higher level, other than that when he's on the ground, where he seems to spend most of his time.

 

[drew]

The 20% back to United is keeping the asking price artificially high. He is worth £50m.

If the rumour that Villa might be in for Benteke is true, then Palace will have no need to sell him and the saga will continue for yet another window

Exactly how much do you think they will recoup from the sale of Benteke. The only benefit to Palace will to have him of the wage bill.

They can't hope to recover much of the £35m they paid for him, surely?

 

[Easy 10]

Exactly how much do you think they will recoup from the sale of Benteke. The only benefit to Palace will to have him of the wage bill.

They can't hope to recover much of the £35m they paid for him, surely?

He's got 18 months left on his deal. Even if they were prepared to take a significant price cut on the transfer fee, I can't believe there will be any suitors out there prepared to pick up that eyewatering £120k a week contract of his for such an abject FAILURE of a player (I nearly put 'striker' then, but well, can you really call him that now ?).

I think they'll be stuck with him. His contract will run down, he'll leave for nothing at the end of it, and CPFC2010 can then sit back and reflect on one of the most financially calamitous transfers in PL history. Between him, Sakho, Meyer and the SEGW, they have utterly wreaked havoc on the wage structure there, which is why they're always pleading poverty now whenever a transfer window comes round.

What a way to run a business.

 

[schmunk]

(I nearly put 'striker' then, but well, can you really call him that now ?).

Oh, come now. He sometimes does manage to strike the ball, just not very often in the right direction.

 

[dazzer6666]

Oh, come now. He sometimes does manage to strike the ball, just not very often in the right direction.

He came very close to scoring against us didn’t he ? Oh yeah, a completely mishit cross [emoji23][emoji23][emoji23]