- Jan 4, 2012
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Anybody get the feeling that this could be the guy referenced in the ITK chat about someone who we looked at, became unavailable and is available again?
I suggested exactly this when info to that effect cropped up a couple of weeks ago, though I suspect now it probably isn't the case as would expect something to have leaked in the meantime were it so. That said, I still don't believe it entirely illogical that Palace might have changed their stance on Zaha, primarily due to how clearly ill-fitted their squad is for De Boer's needs. Given their bad start it's conceivable that the reality may now be hitting home with management and, more importantly, ownership that a couple of old school wingers alongside an unrefined big man upfront is simply not going to work within the system they want to play (might conceivably go some way towards explaining Herc's Benteke mention too).
Ultimately I expect still that Steve Parish's ego would preclude the possibility of Zaha being sold at this stage but, were I De Boer, I could see great sense in selling him off in favour of replacing with two better suited £20m players.
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