You would think Zaha would be extremely pissed off if they go and sell AWB and the keep him imprisoned by placing a ridiculous valuation on him.
Probably shouldn't have signed that contract without a release clause, very short sighted of him
You would think Zaha would be extremely pissed off if they go and sell AWB and the keep him imprisoned by placing a ridiculous valuation on him.
I have never really seen it with AWB. He is decent but never really caught my eye. There is a reason though some big clubs want him but 50m or so seems a fair bit for him.
Exactly that.Probably shouldn't have signed that contract without a release clause, very short sighted of him
It’s not saying he’s a prisoner - it’s saying that his recent contract has reduced his options should he wish to move, particularly in comparison with AWB.You lot talking like Zaha is a prisoner.
His last contract makes him one if the highest paid players in the league at 130k a week. That's quite the security blanket for him and his familiy.
If his top priority was to move clubs then every single football player knows signing a new deal is rarely the way to go about it. Agent or no agent.
Exactly that.
Zaha has taken extremely bad advice and is now shackled to Palace. Any complaint he may have should be directed toward his agent who manoeuvred him into the contract he signed. He can’t complain about Palace making use of the situation he himself has created.
Agents are one of the biggest problems in football today. Hopefully, we’ll start seeing some stricter regulation of their activities because it nothing but a feeding frenzy at the moment. Their presence feeds into the reduction in power that clubs have over their players. We can’t blame a club for using any advantage they have, especially one that’s been handed to them.
It’s unfortunate for Zaha that he has an agent that, through the pursuit of short-term gain, has hobbled his client’s long-term interests. Therein lies one of the problems agents pose in modern football.
If AWB’s options are more open, be that through better advice or any other consideration, Zaha really isn’t in a position to complain.
You lot talking like Zaha is a prisoner.
His last contract makes him one if the highest paid players in the league at 130k a week. That's quite the security blanket for him and his familiy.
If his top priority was to move clubs then every single football player knows signing a new deal is rarely the way to go about it. Agent or no agent.
He's not a prisoner in anyway. Though, if it's true that he wants to move to a bigger club etc then he's a fucking idiot considering the contract he signed.
If that's the impression I gave, it wasn't intentional. However, that issue isn't the main point.You make it sound like his agent got Zaha's arm behind his back and forced him to sign the contract. IMO it's just as likely that Zaha had a 130k contract stuck under his nose and couldn't resist the wonga.
If that's the impression I gave, it wasn't intentional. However, that issue isn't the main point.
The main point is that Zaha's options are limited by the contract he signed, whether he's done so in an informed manner or otherwise. The point is that, should he wish to (and there's no assumption that he would - merely speaking hypothetically) he has no real grounds to complain about Palace's behaviour if they choose to sell AWB and not him - the reason being that he signed a contract that gives Palace more power in determining whether he can move on than he might otherwise have.
The generally accepted consensus is that the signing of the new contract was very much at the urging of his agent, rather than Palace trying to tie him down. However, even if it was Palace's initiative, his agent should have been aware of the noises Zaha has made with regard to playing in the Champions League and negotiated a contract that gave his client options in the case of a CL club coming in for him. That's what an agent is supposed to do: look after their client's interests.
The final possibility is that Zaha doesn't want to move and is happy to stay at Palace, which is, of course, his prerogative. In which case, he's unlikely to complain about Palace selling AWB in any case.
Oh, absolutely. I've no burning desire for us to chase Zaha. If Poch wants him and we can get him, fine. If not, just as fine. My comment was more about his situation in comparison with AWB's.I got the impression that when he signed his 130k contract he was very much taken with being by far the biggest fish in a small pond. I think it was a bad decision on his part which he seems to be regretting now. We've chased him for a couple of years now and he hasn't really made any moves to help us so IMO we should move on. Whether that's his doing or his agent's is open for debate but I just think we've messed about long enough.
Yeah, I reckon he'll be at Old Trafford next season too.On the subject of AWB, Man Utd seem interested so I expect them to bid ridiculous money in both fee and wages.
If Utd is after him, I am sure we will be too. And where will he want to go? The only thing United can offer at the moment is wages. They are a FAR bigger club than us, yes but there also in a dilapidated state with a manager whose days have got to be very numbered unless they get off to a hot start.Oh, absolutely. I've no burning desire for us to chase Zaha. If Poch wants him and we can get him, fine. If not, just as fine. My comment was more about his situation in comparison with AWB's.
Yeah, I reckon he'll be at Old Trafford next season too.
Probably shouldn't have signed that contract without a release clause, very short sighted of him
Palace can go fuck themselves giddy if they think 60 million is a fair valuation. He’s only been around one season the silly scrotumsUnited have had a £40m bid rejected, and Palace are expected to want £60m for him
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/footbal...an-bissaka-40m/amp/?__twitter_impression=true
He is one of the best young RB’s in England, alot more growth to come and he’s HG. In today’s market, it’s probably not that far off.Palace can go fuck themselves giddy if they think 60 million is a fair valuation. He’s only been around one season the silly scrotums
What does that mean for the price of our England international right back...He is one of the best young RB’s in England, alot more growth to come and he’s HG. In today’s market, it’s probably not that far off.