‘He could’: Jedinak gives verdict on whether Zaha will leave Crystal Palace

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In recent weeks, Wilfried Zaha has been speculated with a switch to a number of top Premier League clubs.

As the Crystal Palace legend’s contract expires in the summer of 2023, the likes of Tottenham Hotspur, Arsenal, Chelsea and Liverpool are reportedly eyeing a move for the in-form winger.

After enjoying arguably his finest campaign at Selhurst Park last term with an impressive 14 league goals to his name, Zaha has picked up exactly where he left off in the ongoing season as well.

Registering 5 goals and 1 assist in the league for Patrick Vieira’s side up until this point, it is no surprise to see why several clubs are circling around for the 30-year old’s signature, especially as they could sign him on a free transfer next summer.

However, former Palace skipper and teammate of Wilfried Zaha, Mile Jedinak discussed whether he feels the Ivorian international could depart his boyhood club in 2023.

“He is Palace through and through, but it is not taking away Wilfried’s ambition or anything like that”, he told talkSPORT.

Jedinak elaborated, “I know how much he cares about the football club and I remember him as a young 19-year old when he first came on. First training session, he put one through my legs, I didn’t let him go past and I just thought, ‘Okay, this is what I need to expect now.’

“Just enthusiastic and someone you knew on a matchday, you just knew he would go and do anything to win the game for you. You needed to nurture that and encourage that and I wouldn’t say do anything differently, but to understand that.

“We had enough people in our changing rooms and people who I had worked with like Dougie Freedman, who knew Wilfried through and through that helped nurture that.

“Does that mean he can’t go and do it somewhere else? Absolutely he could. I get it will be something people will be monitoring.”

Only time will tell whether Zaha will renew his contract to prolong his untouchable legacy at Palace or reach for the stars by joining one of the very best sides in the country.