Well if thats not a big hint we are trying to get Strooman, i dont know.
Wilfried Zaha
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Well if thats not a big hint we are trying to get Strooman, i dont know.
How do you know we have a free run at him without a source?
Because my man, that is Jimmy Hills Chin, he knows it all!
I know it's Goal but 7M euros plus add ons is about right for me.
http://www.goal.com/en/news/596/exclusive/2013/01/18/3680858/-?
http://www.goal.com/en/news/596/exclusive/2013/01/18/3680858/-?
Wenger is obviously a shill in this case! Remember SAF and his '6 million' Charlie Adam corners!!
I admitted as much that it was speculation, lets see how the 'race' develops from here my friend!
Ahh... the preparation is finally over.
Over to Palace now. Their time to prepare to accept the bid.
At this rate the window will close before all the bids are prepared, countered and then accepted
Patience, preperation is the key to elevation
Well, see, this is why you will never run a club. You don't half know how to prepare.
I'm hearing Phelan has been despatched to conclude the deal!
Ferguson complemented Charlie Adams corners by putting a monetary value on them, Wenger has basically said they have enquired about Zaha. If you can't see the difference between the two ... good luck to you.
Christ on a bike Heffo, does the excessive use of exclamation marks and the fact that there is a CE thread on shills, not indicate to you that I am being tongue in cheek?
Back to Zaha: Wenger says that he is interested but he has not backed it up with a bid, it is bluster from him at the moment. His comments on Cavani were odd too, they would have to smash their wage and transfer structure with an atom bomb to sign him.
Heard Fergie was at the game to watch Zaha.
Can anyone confirm and how did Messi, sorry Zaha play today?
Can anyone confirm and how did Messi, sorry Zaha play today?
He played very well according to a commentator on the radio. He stated that he was definitely Premiership quality but did not commit to saying that he is Man Utd quality.
So not one's still 100% sure that Fergie was there?
Thanks, i guess we'll hear more in the Sunday papers.
http://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/footb...or-wilfried-zaha-1545963#.UPspPmnPo_4.twitter
It seems either Phelan didn't prepare the first bid properly and is refusing to prepare another.
In Today's game.
Is he really good enough? Has anyone actually seen him play regularly?
Nothing about him justifies anything over £10m for me. I assume a lot of that is paper BS to be honest.
Taarabt was a freak of nature in that league, and now....not so much. Anything higher is too much of a risk.
Taarabt was a freak of nature in that league, and now....not so much. Anything higher is too much of a risk.
It could simply be a question of revising the balance of our bid, it doesn't say how much is up front and what is conditional upon further clauses.
When Arsenal signed Walcott from Southapmton it was £5m rising to 12 over time depending on player/club success.
When Arsenal signed Walcott from Southapmton it was £5m rising to 12 over time depending on player/club success.
well in fairness - when Arsenal signed Walcott - he was a 17 year old with 20 matches behind him. And he played in league 1 as I recalled.
Zaha is more experienced - he is an international and he plays in the Championship. Using Walcott as comparison - Zaha should be more expensive
An international? he was given 5 minutes so he couldn't declare for the Ivory Coast.
Papers saying the deal is on the brink of collapse because of a £10m bid was rejected. I thought that just part of the whole tranfer process.
A young British talent who can play as a flank man and a striker. SAF wont allow this deal to collapse so this is a done deal.
No one is yet to properly answer this question in this thread.
Wrong. He was given 5 minutes to try and persuade him not to declare for the Ivory Coast.
I'm sure Palace will point to the 12m we paid for Smalling when he'd played all of 2 games in professional football if we try to lowball them on Zaha.
The sticking point is they want Zaha to be loaned back.
I got an idea...why don't we give them Valencia and we keep Zaha!
I got an idea...why don't we give them Valencia and we keep Zaha!
We probably need him right now. We're suddenly looking a bit crap on wings.
If by suddenly you mean all season.
Yeah I meant all season really. Not sure anyone would've predicted before the season started that our central midfield would be very good and it'll be the wingers who'll let us down.
Yeah it would be nice to have another option out wide. At least we know SAF has recognised that as well. We've been in for Hazard, Lucas and now Zaha.
Gill has already said he would be a deal for the summer, which I took to mean he'd join in the summer. So I'm not sure if we disagree on that point.
Valencia has had a very poor season but I don't think a mediocre championship winger is the answer.
Valencia has had a very poor season but I don't think a mediocre championship winger is the answer.
He is anything but mediocre, grant you he has good potential but he is not mediocre!!
Wenger said something along the lines of 'teams will wait until the last week of the window when the price decreases.'
I think that's the case here. My money is still on Arsenal to sign him. I would like him for the entertainment factor as much as anything, he's a tricky little fecker. Teams in the Championship are putting multiple men on him to contain him.
I think that's the case here. My money is still on Arsenal to sign him. I would like him for the entertainment factor as much as anything, he's a tricky little fecker. Teams in the Championship are putting multiple men on him to contain him.
Ain't that the truth.
Problem is, are we really ready to give up on Young and Valencia? I just don't see it.
We can probably skate through to a prem trophy with dire play from our wingers, but it's hard to see us finishing off Barcelona. The only way through this is to grind it out and hope our wingers can find their form again. If May comes and there's been no improvement, then personnel changes can't be ruled out.
Zaha steals the show for Palace as Fergie closes in on deal
By Ian Ridley
PUBLISHED: 23:54, 19 January 2013 | UPDATED: 08:12, 20 January 2013
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..Manchester United target Wilfried Zaha showed why Sir Alex Ferguson is leading the chase for his considerable talents with a virtuoso display that nearly ruined Dougie Freedman's return to Selhurst Park.
The Premier League giants are in talks with Crystal Palace to try to force through a deal for the 20-yearold England international before the end of the transfer window.
Zaha is ready to travel north to meet United boss Ferguson and discuss terms once the two clubs have agreed a fee but so far negotiations have failed to produce a deal.
Dazzling: Wilfried Zaha in action for Crystal Palace
He showed precisely why he is being courted by the Premier League leaders, leaving former Palace manager Freedman fortunate to escape with a point.
Zaha, born in Ivory Coast but raised in South London, hit the post with a snap shot and laid on a host of chances, the best of them sliced wide by Glenn Murray from 10 yards.
The chances came as a result of Zaha's skilful, pacy wing play that Freedman did so much to develop before he left Palace to take over at Bolton last October.
'Goodness gracious me, was he exhilarating?' said Ian Holloway, Freedman's successor as Palace manager, before answering his own question.
Exhilarating: Palace boss Ian Holloway was full of praise for Wilfried Zaha
'Yes he was. Some of the best teams in the world are talking about him and it is difficult when you are not used to the limelight and you are a nice kid as he is.
'But the boy can do all sorts of things and is learning what being a good footballer is all about. He was consistent today, which is not easy when you are a wide man.'
United have restricted their valuation of Zaha to £7million, believing there are no other credible bidders Palace can turn to in January.
Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger has also declared an interest in Zaha, who supported the Gunners as a boy, but has not yet entered the race, prioritising Theo Walcott's new contract, signed on Friday, instead.
Palace chairman Steve Parish has dropped his original asking price from £20m but is still looking for a deal that would ultimately be worth £12m to his Championship club.
Big future: Wilfired Zaha looks to be on his way to the Premiership
With time ticking down to the end of January, United are threatening to delay their interest until the summer but with both sides continuing to discuss the matter, a deal could still be struck in the next fortnight.
Palace would like Zaha to stay at Selhurst Park on loan for the season regardless of which club he joins, something the player is comfortable with, and United could use that as a bargaining tool, charging a £1m loan fee that would effectively be taken off the price of the transfer.
Palace survived early Bolton pressure when Chris Eagles looked lively and twice went close with shots, to extend their unbeaten home record to 13 matches but they should have gone on to take all three points to continue their push for promotion.
Instead, Adam Bogdan kept out Alex Marrow's late drive to send Freedman home happy with his day, but with just five win in 17 games in charge he would surely love to have a player of Zaha's calibre in his squad.
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