ROY HODGSON CONFIRMED Wilfried Zaha is available for Crystal Palace’s season opener despite his disgruntlement over being denied a move to opponents Everton.
Zaha handed in a transfer request before the window closed but Palace refused to budge on their reported £100million asking price and rebuffed Everton’s interest.
The Ivory Coast international will get a taste of what might have been when Marco Silva’s men visit Selhurst Park tomorrow.
After sending him home from training on deadline day, Hodgson said Zaha is “absolutely” in contention for the club’s first Premier League fixture of the new season.
“Wilfried Zaha is as I expected he would be,” the Eagles manager told reporters. “He’s a professional and committed to the club and helping us do what we need to do to stay in the league. He trained today just as he did on Tuesday and Wednesday.
“I can’t say he’s jubilant or delighted. The outcome he wanted was to be sold and leave, but it was the last thing we wanted. It was a good outcome for us. It’s not even worth discussing replacements for players of his calibre.”
Zaha, 26, was heavily linked to Arsenal before Everton emerged as contenders for his signature. The winger could still leave South London if a club elsewhere in Europe successfully agrees a fee with Palace.
Galway?
@Rory Murphy: Wexford?
@Rory Murphy: yeah, and he could hook up with Eamonn O’Shea whose son is on the fringes of the Galway senior squad. Speedy could fill a gap of a year or two until Geoffrey Lynskey is ready to step up.
Sheedy will only manage a Tipp team,I didn’t like the idea of him coming back a second time, but I will admit when I’m wrong, The best thing that happened to Tipperery hurling, so Liam enjoy your time off ,thanks for everything you gave us, I’d love to see you in the future involved as a manager with Tipperery, Again thank you as a Tipperery supplier,
Hes a top man, owes nothing to no one in this great sport
As a Tipperary supporter I wish to thank Liam for all the good days he gave us. Best of luck to him . He owes us absolutely nothing.
@Eileen Hennessy: well said,and he’d be welcome across the Shannon,twouldnt be too far of a spin .
Won only 2 championship matches since 2019
@Tony Mcgrath: interesting that you’ve gone with “since 2019″. Just out of curiosity, how did they do in 2019?
@Tony Mcgrath ape
@Miguel Sanchez: why is it not true
Waterford swap deal
@Aido: I like it yeah. Sheedy….and one of the Mahers to sweeten the deal maybe?!
Have a feeling sheedy might end up in either waterford or wexford next!!
@arthur fleck: Wexford need a manager now. Don’t think Sheedy is going to jump straight from Tipp to Wexford sounds like he’s taking a break for a year