The Ivory Coast international Wilfried Zaha is in the final year of his contract at Selhurst Park, after making 441 appearances over two stints for the club. He is a proper Eagles legend and there was always debate on how his career would have gone if he tried again playing for a ‘bigger’ club than Crystal Palace.He has always been considered one of the most dynamic and talented footballers of his generation but his career always peaked when he was in south London. He tried ‘upgrading’ in 2013/14 season when he agreed to join Manchester United and it did not go well – in 2014, Zaha completed a loan move to Cardiff City for the remainder of the 2013–14 season after being left out of favour by manager David Moyes.##NAJAVA_MECA_6787048##Soon after the Ivorian returned to Selhurst Park and revived his career. Doing great lately brought interest from some big names. Zaha has been a constant inclusion in football gossip columns over the years, and he had been expected to leave the club on several occasions.Arguably the closest he came to leaving was in 2019 when Arsenal were strongly linked, and then manager Unai Emery later admitted that he wanted to sign Zaha over his countryman Nicolas Pepe – who instead arrived at the Gunners for 82 million euros. Other clubs including Chelsea and Roma have also been linked with the 29-year-old’s services. Despite not getting his big move to date, Zaha has remained professional and given his all for Palace. He’s still playing at a high level and so far this season has scored five goals in 11 Premier League appearances.Palace are keen to sign Zaha to a new contract, though it could be tough to stop him from seeking a new challenge. European heavyweights Barcelona and Juventus are thinking of signing the Eagles forward next summer when his contract expires. The Evening Standard have reported that two clubs who could look to snap him up on a free.Conte vs Klopp – clash of see-saw form and temperamentIt’s said that Zaha is expected to receive a number of lucrative offers, and he is free to negotiate a pre-contract with overseas clubs as of January 1.Juventus have suffered a horrendous start to the season in all competitions. It’s said that Bianconeri bosses see Zaha as a potential foil for their current attacking talents, including the likes of Dusan Vlahovic and Federico Chiesa.Barcelona look to benefit from Zaha being available on a free, and it’s said that Nou Camp officials view his mix of ‘direct running and smart finishing’ as a good fit to bolster their attack. They, like Juventus, have crashed out of the Champions League, leaving them searching for new ways to shake up the energy in the squad.Barcelona and Juventus have joined the race to sign Crystal Palace winger Wilfried Zaha. (The Sun) pic.twitter.com/H3MXC4xnK0— Transfer News Central (@TransferNewsCen) November 5, 2022
