Transfer Rumour Zaha with poll

[Dymak]

To compete at the top you need expensive subs and Silva has noted that Gomes and Davies can fill the Sig void. A few injuries and that overstocked centre mid soon looks light weight.

It's an additional CM to what we had last season, and Siggy is capable of playing CM as well if required, and a good few players are capable of playing Siggy's 10 role as well, Bernard etc.

I take your point about injuries, it certainly applies to our lack of central defenders at present, but the signing of Gbammin will see us overstocked in CM imo.

If Gbammin is of first team quality, then the likes of Schneiderlin and Davies have surely got to be thinking about how much game time they are likely to get next season?

Anyway, I'd happily advocate sending Schneiderlin to Palace in a deal involving Zaha if it was at all possible, and I still maintain that nobody is going to be crazy enough to pay decent money for James McCarthy in the last year of his contract.

 

[Cage]

No, I'm saying that the majority of players, particularly wingers who rely on pace etc will be declining once they're past 32 or so

I'm not saying that applies to everyone, but it's relatively fair I would suggest

If we were paying €70m for a 23 year old, I'd get it more because you get 3 years and then you've got a player you can still get a huge fee for

This would presumably be Zaha's final "big" move, so for a team like us where we cant really afford to buy players in their prime as we need to be mindful of what we can sell them for, it seems like a big deviation from the "plan".

Again, I really like him as a player. I think he's tremendous and in many ways I'd be made up to have him here, but it doesn't make sense for lots of reasons too.

Fair comment I still disagree though. I think at 26/27 he still has a good 5-6 years at the top of his game. Anything can happen in today's market.

 

[arminisgod]

reckon we will go back in when henry goes?

 

[TheSecondComing]

reckon we will go back in when henry goes?

We need a winger ASAP.


Current wide options.

Good: Richarlison and Bernard.

Bad: Walcott, Mirallas and Bolasie

 

[GwladysPhil]

We need a winger ASAP.


Current wide options.

Good: Richarlison and Bernard.

Bad: Walcott, Mirallas and Bolasie

Had hopes for Walcott, but watching him last season, he's essentially useless.

 

[ProZ]

I hope we go back in and Everton's statement was just to put the wind up Palace.

Personally I do think he's worth about 65, he can play in numerous different positions and doesn't need to adjust to the league.

 

[irishtony1878]

offer them Walcott, McCarthy, Niasse, Mirallas AND Bolassie, plus £55m.
That would be so sweet wouldn't it?

 

[granter79]

reckon we will go back in when henry goes?

Just posted this in the henry thread. the extra few quid raised now

 

[LouReedwalkonthewildside]

I hope we go back in and Everton's statement was just to put the wind up Palace.

Personally I do think he's worth about 65, he can play in numerous different positions and doesn't need to adjust to the league.

It never worked when Man U tried to do it mate, Palace stood firm and Man U paid what Palace wanted.

 

[Yorkie89]

Fair comment I still disagree though. I think at 26/27 he still has a good 5-6 years at the top of his game. Anything can happen in today's market.

Clearly hasn’t seen Ronaldo play then

 

[ForeverBlue92]

With the sacrificed blood of Williams & Onyekuru I summon thee all mighty.

Show yourself to us Wilfried oh show yourself!

 

[Bluewolf]

With the sacrificed blood of Williams & Onyekuru I summon thee all mighty.

Show yourself to us Wilfried oh show yourself!

What you been smoking then?

 

[jrj]

Palace must have demanded 80m for us to back out after one bid.

 

[Mathieubleucoyb]

Arsenal are talking about still signing this guy... seriously wth
Usmanov where are you!

 

[Charles Hawtrey]

Still a NO