Why Wilfried Zaha might now feel quite upset about news coming from Crystal Palace
The story of Crystal Palace and Wilfried Zaha is a romantic tale – albeit surely one of unfulfilled potential as far as the Ivorian is concerned.
The Galatasaray No.14 recently spoke about why he felt the need to leave Selhurst Park in 2023 to become his own man elsewhere – and not just be remembered as Mr Crystal Palace.
While the Ivory Coast international won the Super Lig title in his first season in Turkey and also got his first taste of UEFA Champions League football, it still feels like the 31-year-old should have experienced these highs years ago, when you consider Arsenal bid £40m to sign him in 2019.
Now – after a recent development at Crystal Palace – Wilfried Zaha may be feeling quite upset, or rather, envious…
Wilfried Zaha may envy Michael Olise after he swapped Crystal Palace for Bayern Munich
On Sunday, it was announced that Michael Olise had sealed his £50.8m move to Bayern Munich.
The France U21 international was able to depart SE25 so easily due to a release clause written into his contract – the same method in which Dougie Freedman managed to sign him from Reading for just £8m.