Claudius wrote:
We were talking about Thuram last week. He was excellent in the u21 cup. I would’ve gone for him, but he wouldn’t be a Zaha alternative. Zaha is much more developed and central to offense than the superficial numbers suggest. I mentioned his dribbles though - he is very confident taking on opponents. He will only explode in value.
Agreed that he's more developed & important to Palace's play. I think the article was more about similar styled options available for much less.
Two things I think of as potential influences on this saga being that we may not want to look at younger alternatives who may block the progression for the likes of Nelson & C0. Secondly I wonder if Addidas are playing a part re their sponsorship deal, either in terms of regaining top4 or in regards to having a marquee type singing. Both issues have been raised by MU supporters at work as Addidas is also their kit sponsor.
