Wilfried Zaha arrived in Turkey to an incredible reception at the weekend as the winger closes in on a move to Galatasaray after leaving Crystal Palace at the end of last season, and pundit Stan Collymore says he doesn’t understand the move and has labelled it “madness”.
Galatasaray have agreed a three-year deal with Zaha, who was available as a free agent after his contract ran out with Crystal Palace this summer, and the 30-year-old had many clubs lining up for his signature but surprisingly chose to move to Istanbul.
Speaking about the transfer, former footballer Stan Collymore has stated that Zaha would have had a significant impact at several Premier League clubs and doesn’t understand why the winger chose to go to Turkey.
Wilfried Zaha’s move to Turkey is “madness”
Speaking about Zaha’s move to Turkey, Collymore said: “At 30 years of age, Wilfried Zaha could have made a significant impact at a Premier League club. I spoke about Aston Villa above, that is a team where Zaha could have fit in nicely. West Ham and Brighton are others to name a few that would have benefitted from the winger’s talents throughout the upcoming season, so why has he gone to Turkey?
“The best moment a player like Zaha will have, or anyone going from the Premier League to Turkey, is the reception they will get at the airport from the fans. I don’t mean to be disrespectful, but it is all downhill from there.
“Look at when Dele Alli went to Besiktas, great reception but that is as good as it got. I think this move from Zaha is absolute madness. I just don’t understand why he has gone there with his talent. I presume it is for the money but he could have easily got the same in the Premier League.”
You don’t know a lot. How the heck would he ever go to Brighton. They hate him with a vengeance and really why would he go to Villa or West Ham.
Not really any better than Palace. He might have well have stayed there.
Lisa is right. Let’s be positive, as I’m a Palace fan for many decades. We saved 40m. If a while we ‘d had a fee for him 25% would have gone to Man U. It would have been so painful watching him at another Prem club too.
Palace need to keep Olise, Doucoure, Guehi, Anderson, Ayew and out of long term planning buy young targets. Aim to get to 40 points and stay up next season.
Saying that Zaha would go to Brighton shows how little you actually know. He hates them and them him. The other clubs are no better than Palace where he was offered £200,000 a week.
GONE FOR THE MONEY
No loyalty anymore
He doesnt owe Palace or anyone else anything.Loyalty ?-been at Palace since he was in short trousers !
Good luck to him.If he wanted money he would have gone to Saudi like all the other gold diggers.Get real Collymore Brighton or West Ham -thought you knew more than that ? Why stay in the prem and go to teams that have kicked him all over the park for 11 yrs
Money 💰 money 💴 money 💵
What else
As come on he stayed for most of the time Palace have been in the prem, how many others with that talent would have remained to carry the team when CP looked no hopers. I thought Turkey would be the last place he’d go, but hey we enjoyed every minute he was on the pitch, we may never have his likes again. Sad to see him leave he owes the club nada, good luck lad hope it’s all you wanted. I’ve no doubt whatever you achieve in life the real CP football people will wish you well.
His gone to Turkey cause of the potential of having a spell in the CL ,albeit a short one.Also ,I think he would’ve probably been encouraged by the positive experiences of fellow Ivory Coast countryman who have been playing there quite happily year in year out . His friends advice to him ,who have been playing in Turkey ,would probably have been “ You won’t win any trophies outside Turkey but you CAN be sure of ZERO Racism “
What a joke zaha as lost his head why a Turkish team wow I can’t believe his decision..by the way Zaha would never of gone to Brighton his far too good for Brighton so stop trying to make me laugh Brighton fans 🤣🤣🤣🤣
He is probably tired of playing for a small club where the goal is to stay up. Crystal Palace rarely gets more than 50 points. Why not go someplace where he can be on a “big club” & play attacking football? Galatasaray along with Fenerbahce & Besiktas are the big three in Turkey. Galatasaray won the league last year.
Palace fan all my life and tbh im glad he didnt stay because we could get 2 or 3 decent players in with the wages we wont be paying out. With Wilf we either got a game changer with the bit between his teeth or a frustrated and stroppy winger who drew fouls but not much else for a game. Could always tell within 5 minutes which Wilf had turned up. Good luck to him tho hope he does well he deserves it.
Champions of Turkey, Devoted fans! Champions League football. Yeaaaah let’s go to Brighton lol
He wants to play in champions league.
stan collymore’s comments are really stupid, delle ali has been going downhill years ago, mourinho was still at tottenham when he was loosing it, even then, you can’t compare the two players, its not like delle ali was the best midfielder in europe and he went to besiktas and became useless after that, as for zaha, different person and different mentality, he is not 22, 30 is a good age to go abroad if thats what he wants, and whats the point of playing for a team in the pl that only plays to stay up and not get relegated, i guess stan wouldnt know too much about that, as all he won is absolutely nothing in hes career. maybe zaha actually has an ambition to win a trophy or two before its too late, i can respect that.