Would you give him an extension or let him walk in 2022?
I think itās unlikely you will get a fee for him, if you extend him. So let him walk.
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Itās not all doom and gloom if this happens. His goals next season could potentially get us CL football in 21/22. He could still change his mind at some point next season and re-sign then.
Worst case scenario, he leaves on a free next season and goes to Liverpool/Manchester United/Manchester City/Chelsea. Spurs wonāt be able to offer his wages so rule them out.
In that situation, weāve got his best years out of him. I know a couple of posters have said that Auba could go on for at least 3 seasons after we get rid in 2021. I canāt see it. The only player who I can think of that has gone on at that pace until the age of 35 is that freak of nature Cristiano Ronaldo.
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I donāt know.
Most of his best performances have been when heās injured because he makes fewer mistakes. 
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Allegedly knows people at Palace.
This is blowing up on Twitter now. Now everybodyās giving it the good old āI was told this earlierā, āMy sources can confirm thisā. Fuck right off.
Nonsense rumour, sorry lads.
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Zaha to Arsenal #prayforstroller
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To be fair, those frauds are just putting 2+2 together.
Palace is interested in a couple of young talents and they want to get them early(before other teams join the bidding war). Palace need the money so theyāll probably need to sell Zaha in the next 2-3 weeks. Heās also on 150k pw I believe.
Btw @Stroller, why do you not like Zaha?
Iām with Stroller. Iād pass on Zaha. His style of play attracts a lot of fouls which is good if near or in the penalty area. He was an absolute penalty winning machine the season before last, but thatās really it in terms of end product. Not an outstanding passer of the ball, nor does he possess elite vision. Maybe that awareness could be improved by Arteta but at 27, that seems unlikely.
Memphis Depay is the forward that we should be after. Can potentially play as the #9 keeping Aubameyang as the wide forward which I think is Artetaās preference. Has the attributes that are missing from Zahaās game.
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Memphis is a good shoutā¦ seems to have evolved into a very dangerous player.
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He doesnt possess a footballing brain. Hes an individualist who can dribble but wont fit a team approach. He is very easy too nullify for the opposition which in turn would make him redundant for a better team than Palace.
Guarantee he would end up frustrating the life out of fans here, with things breaking down constantly.
His natural game wouldnt fit in or be adjustable enough too accommodate here.
@Flexo nailed it.
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I wouldnāt agree he has no footballing brain, he does pretty well considering that heās regularly doubled up on game to game.
Wouldnāt surprise me to see his productivity spike in better team in which the attack is not so predictable due to lesser players around him, personally wouldnāt be too keen on signing him and would definitely be opting for the likes of Depay over him but your assessment is way too scathing for a player that plays alongside very little quality since he returned from Uinted.
A lot of money in the premiership and some very big name managers. If he was this gem people make out, no matter the price he would of been picked up.
We see plenty of clubs like Everton spend 50 million on players and yet nobody has gone near him. He is a very average talent who looks pleasing on the eye at times, but flatters to deceive.
Palace were demanding Ā£80mil which is far too much for him which is why he wasnāt snapped up, hedā be here already if it wasnāt for him signing the last contract.
Doesnāt mean he isnāt a good player.
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Yeah but he has been around longer than last years price. Hes 27 and not really progressed enough in that time for someone to buy him.
Them quoting an exorbitant price doesnt make him a top player. He is the biggest fish in a small pond.
Donāt rhink anyone is calling him a top player mate haha
He can be good and Iād wonder what heād do in a better team but yeah I woulndāt advocate signing him, better options out there for us.
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Sounds like youāre talking about Yannick Bolasie
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yeah that Kevin Bruyne De is a great player
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Interesting, I canāt say Iāve watched him on a weekly basis but I have watched about 20-30 games where he played the past two seasons. Iāve yet to see a team that managed to nullify him(and that includes City and Liverpool).
Itās usually the same thing with Palace. Palace win the ball, they pass it to Zaha, he has usually no options(except Patrick on a good day), Zaha starts a run, every step he makes more and more people join in to mark him. It usually takes at least 3 people, even up to 5/6.
Heās making a fool of them all(yes, even van Dijk), somehow, someway he gets in a good position, heāll usually have two options: a) finish it himself under pressure, b) set up a Palace player so he can waste it.
Granted, most of the matches Iāve seen were against good/top opposition. I have heard thatās when he puts his game face on and turns into Ronaldinho. 
So maybe I havenāt seen the bad side of him yet.
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The intent is right but I will celebrate when I see it happen. I am optimistic about this summer window but getting rid of all those players in one window, given the pandemic, will take some doing.
Hopefully we have already put out feelers for those players and received a few inquiries. We need to sell before we can buy. Will be an interesting next few weeks.