Masterstroke: Edu could sign Arsenal’s biggest bargain of the window next week – our view

Follow us on Google Discover

Is Wilfried Zaha joining Arsenal?

Well, there’s certainly some growing speculation about it.

Earlier this week, journalist Dean Jones revealed via The Done Deal Show that the Crystal Palace winger was someone who Arsenal definitely had on their radar ahead of the final week of the transfer window.

The Gunners have enjoyed an excellent summer on the recruitment front, but Edu’s best piece of business could well be Zaha if he winds up joining.

On Saturday, Jones again revealed that the Zaha could be leaving Selhurst Park on a Bosman next summer, meaning that Patrick Vieira must either sell the former Manchester United attacker for a cut-price fee soon or risk losing him for nothing a year from now.

Zaha is one of those players who seems to have been around forever, but it’s worth mentioning that he’s still only 29 and coming into the prime years of his career.

And if Arsenal can sign a proven Premier League star at his peak, for much less than what he would cost ordinarily, then it’s so difficult to argue that that wouldn’t be a stunning piece of business by Edu and Mikel Arteta at the Emirates Stadium.

Would Zaha join Arsenal?

In a word, yes.

This could be his last chance to play for an elite English club, a chance to prove himself again after struggling during an earlier spell at Crystal Palace.

Oh, and he happens to be a lifelong supporter of the Gunners, further strengthening the prospect of him jumping at the potential transfer.

Wilfried Zaha joining Arsenal absolutely has legs and although everyone’s talking about the value in signing Gabriel Jesus for £45 million, the Ivory Coast international would be their biggest bargain this summer.