- Jun 4, 2004
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People are bringing up Ziyech as a comparison which I'm not really keen on. I don't see them as similar players personally. Ziyech is a left footed, more creative player that if we signed him I would want him to play as a narrow right midfielder, making him arguably more central, with an overlapping RB. I'd view Ziyech as a replacement for Eriksen in many ways and more similar to Lamela than anyone else in our squad.
Zaha is a proper winger/forward with flair, speed and trickery. Tends to play off the left more than anything else and is most effective there. If we signed him then I'd see him starting left wing with Son on the right and have them swap throughout the game.
I'm not against it but his value is closer to 50/60m than the madness Palace have previously been asking for and I'd also want us to try and offload a player to them to lessen what we'd paid for Wilf.
Ultimately though we have more pressing needs in other areas. Look at Zaha in the summer if we must.
Zaha is a proper winger/forward with flair, speed and trickery. Tends to play off the left more than anything else and is most effective there. If we signed him then I'd see him starting left wing with Son on the right and have them swap throughout the game.
I'm not against it but his value is closer to 50/60m than the madness Palace have previously been asking for and I'd also want us to try and offload a player to them to lessen what we'd paid for Wilf.
Ultimately though we have more pressing needs in other areas. Look at Zaha in the summer if we must.