Make sense, barca often bank on the player going on strike for a cut price deal like cesc. Sky sports also reporting Zaha unlikely to train with palace again, determined to force the move through

Bet we don’t get this done.

Clrnc wrote:

Make sense, barca often bank on the player going on strike for a cut price deal like cesc. Sky sports also reporting Zaha unlikely to train with palace again, determined to force the move through

i criticized barca for this bullshit, and i dont want arsenal doing the same thing. its scummy. it sucks.

I think we will. It’ll be £45m plus add ons. Recon we’ll sell a couple but management will be prepared to increase our budget

mdgoonah41 wrote:

Clrnc wrote:

Make sense, barca often bank on the player going on strike for a cut price deal like cesc. Sky sports also reporting Zaha unlikely to train with palace again, determined to force the move through

i criticized barca for this bullshit, and i dont want arsenal doing the same thing. its scummy. it sucks.

Agree but we are beggars now we have no chance if we dont do this. We have been the victim of so many of such shite maybe it's time to be the unscrupulous one now.

As I speak Zaha just scored

Raul is the type of wily, dirty bastard needed to get this done IMO.

mdgoonah41 wrote:

Clrnc wrote:

Make sense, barca often bank on the player going on strike for a cut price deal like cesc. Sky sports also reporting Zaha unlikely to train with palace again, determined to force the move through

i criticized barca for this bullshit, and i dont want arsenal doing the same thing. its scummy. it sucks.

In fairness what Barca did was very different. The campaign to lure Cesc spanned over two season, with countless public comments from their players and management. 

Making a bid purely to stir things up is still pretty underhand but ultimately it's on Zaha as to how he chooses to conduct himself. 

We'll definitely have to the throw in players if we want to get it done. Chambers is one that jumps out as palace have been interested previously

Gazza M wrote:

We'll definitely have to the throw in players if we want to get it done.  Chambers is one that jumps out as palace have been interested previously

what if we give them xhaka, mustafi, mkh, and ozil? do they have anyone else that we could use?

Will be rejected & is getting predictably ugly.

Don't you just love Arsenal.

Wilfried Zaha’s brother Judicael has told Sky Sports News: ‘Wilfried will always hold Crystal Palace and their fans in the highest regard and all the support they've given means the world to him. It’s my brother’s dream though, to play for Arsenal.
Given all Wilfried has given to Palace to help them remain a PL club, I hope Palace will be able to see their way to agreeing a deal with Arsenal that allows Wilfried to realise his dream of playing European Football for the club he’s supported since childhood

Michael Bridge- Those asking me if I think Zaha will go. Answer - I don’t know. Given the bid, the statement from his brother, the price of Wan-Bissaka...I see this getting messy, which is a shame. #CPFC #AFC

James Olley
Only way I can see #afc getting even close to a deal #cpfc might accept for Zaha is by offering player(s) + cash or offloading a couple elsewhere to boost funds. Player’s desire to move may help bridge the gap a little but they are miles apart as things stand.

Michael Bridge from Sky is Tier 1 for Palace.

#AFC are willing to include 1 or 2 players to get Zaha’s deal over the line as per B/R journalist Dean Jones(Bleacher Report).

Wonder if we can then give Xhaka to United to make up for the 25% cut they won't be getting. This could be the greatest transfer in history.

Don’t like how this is going to be honest.

We should just target another winger, and first sort out all of the waste in the squad

Muswell Hill Gooner wrote:

MistaT wrote:

Isn’t United’s cut only 25%?

I like Zaha, but I’d agree with the assessment that he’s not worth more than £50m, if that. Any chance Palace would take £40m and one of Chambers / Nketiah / Nelson?

Personally, i don't want him if Manu get 20m cash for nothing.
Your post has me wondering if they could screw Manu by swapping players.
We give them all our unwanted players and they can pass Ozil on to utd as the 25% payment saving themselves the £350k a week wages.

mdgoonah41 wrote:

Gazza M wrote:

We'll definitely have to the throw in players if we want to get it done.  Chambers is one that jumps out as palace have been interested previously

what if we give them xhaka, mustafi, mkh, and ozil? do they have anyone else that we could use?

Full circle to page 1 of the thread.

Clrnc wrote:

Hahaha great banter of a bid

If you hadn't followed transfer news and the dumbass valuations from Palace would you really say 40m is a banter bid? Zaha had his big move couple years back, failed and got back to a level where another big club would take a punt. That type of transfer would fall under shrewd business for some 15-20m outside of England, a record of 10 EPL goals however means he should be made our record signing (and the most expensive within England too I think?) - all that with a dodgy injury record to boot

Dont even hold it against Palace they do what's in their interest, I hold it against Don's WhatsApp muppets hooked on Jim White with his hideous fucking Deadline Day neckties

It's in Palace's interest to do a player swap, less they have to give to Utd.

I would definitely not consider this a bargain at 40m. Just because Palace says he is worth something doesn't make him worth that much to others.

£40 Mn for Zaha considered a banter bid. What a world. I don't mind us really going after a player, even playing a little dirty, enough of being too nice as a club. Just doesn't feel right that it's for Wilfried Zaha.