Wouldn't mind taking a punt on him if he was available, he wouldn't feature in next season's plans though.

No thanks. Mats Moller Dahli is far better and was much more influential for Cardiff this year.

Kel Varnsen wrote:

No thanks. Mats Moller Dahli is far better and was much more influential for Cardiff this year.

No thanks. Martin Ødegaard is the big deal now!

No to Zaha.

Chambo and Gnabry are enough projects for the flanks.

I don't think Gnabry is going to make it here.

I would take a punt at Zaha. He has an unbelievably good frame and he's quick as fuck. Two or three years down the road with the right development and we could be looking at a Bale like transformation.

Klaus wrote:

I don't think Gnabry is going to make it here.

I would take a punt at Zaha. He has an unbelievably good frame and he's quick as fuck. Two or three years down the road with the right development and we could be looking at a Bale like transformation.

Didn't look "quick as fuck" at all for Cardiff this year. Decent, but inefficient close control.

Overrated midtable player. No interest in him. Older and not as good as Ox.

Zaha looks a very good prospect to me. Lots and lots to work with.

If the price is right grab him and loan him out. At the very least we could make a profit on him Chelsea-style.

Gives new meaning to the expression "all that junk inside that trunk".

For £10m I think he is well worth a go.

Like Klaus, I don't think Gnabry will make it here. He has the talent, but I think we will try and loan him out because opportunities will be limited due to who we have ahead of him and the boy needs regular playing time at this level.

As for Zaha, he hasn't really shown what he is capable of. He is very quick and is a decent dribbler if a little erratic. His finishing could do with a lot of work, but the potential is definitely there. Can play centrally or out wide which is what we need as back-up options.

In a way, I think it may be to our advantage that he went to United and then spent time on loan at Cardiff. Had he joined us straight, I doubt he would have been given more than a handful of cup games. Because of the United connection, Solskjaer got him for Cardiff and he actually played a few games so at least he has some experience, however limited, of this level.

£10m is not a lot for a player of his potential and with a significant amount of games behind him at Championship level. He would also qualify as a homegrown player and would be an additional speedy option for our front-line, given how reliant we are on Walcott at times.

Gnabry is 18, Zaha is 21. I'd stick with the German. Looks as good as Zaha already.

Gnabry needs at least 20+ games with meaningful minutes next season for me as he needs games now to develop. He hasn't played much first team football at all, while Zaha has at least 100+ games. I feel Gnabry should go out on loan at least for 3 months at the beginning of the season to get some consistent minutes if we can arrange a loan in such a way. If he does well, then we can bring him back for the 2nd half of the season. At this moment in time, I would more likely trust Zaha over the course of a full season than Gnabry. not much in it, but small margins can have big outcomes.

Zaha is a talent, but his attitude is appalling. And its not the sort of attitude that will be sorted out with maturity and age imo. I wouldnt waste a penny on him.

Gnabry on the other hand seems to have a superb attitude and is already a really smart team player. Think he'll go far.

Didn't he bang Moyes' daughter which is why he was shipped out on loan?

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