News feeds allover Moan U's percentage of any transfer we receive. Reports say that will increase the value we put on him. IMO we should get as much as we can however mindfully aware of the sell on clause and his age. Wilf deserves a chance to play somewhere else and has added more than anyone to our time in the premiership. I know its a team game but he in the past has been outstanding, maybe not so this season. I think if we can net in excess of £35m we should let him go. Wherever he plays he will get signalled out for special treatment and his frustration is plain to see. Let him get the treatment somewhere else which will allow us to perhaps change the way we play?

The guy is an absolute legend as far as I’m concerned and the best I’ve seen in a Palace shirt. Consider his contribution to stopping us slipping into League One and promotion to the Premier League. Then our seven years staying there and an FA Cip final.

That said he clearly has his share of baggage and will be 28 in November so it’s hard to see who will want the risk and cost.

I’d snap their arm off for that

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Wilf (you would assume on the basis of his advisers advice) signed a longterm contract which gave him a higher wage, removed his buyout clause and in effective terms tied him to club for rest of career (or we decided to sell him at a price we determined).

Wilf it appears regrets signing this as for the second season running he is trying to break that contract and engineer a transfer at terms that suit him (not the club)

After the pandemic (and its associated financial uncertainty) plus Wilfs performances this year there is an even greater gap between what he is worth in the open market compared to his value to the club.

Wilf himself is the only one who can help bridge this gap.

Reports from last year seemed to show that he was also loking for a pay rise from a move. it is very unlikely he will get that as only top 4 clubs pay those sorts of wages. So in order to get a move he may have to take a drop in pay (is he willing)

If he signs for another club he and his advisors will get a percentage of fee plus some sort of signing or agent fees. Wilf and his advisors could pay all of the majority back to the club.

These sort of actions would enable Palace to decrease asking price with percentage going to Man U

This may be the difference between us agreeing to sell or not sell

Suspect his ego must’ve taken a bit of a bashing this year after making it obvious he wanted to leave and not attracting much interest at the price quoted.
I’m not knocking him since self belief is so important to professional sportsmen but it must’ve been a bit of a reality check after the treatment he gets at Selhurst.

Why would any of these players leave Chelsea to play for us?
I would be amazed if we got close to £30m and If we do get some cash I also expect it not to be well spent, especially if Freedman has anything to do with it.

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But even if no cash is involved Utd are still entitled to their sell on clause, worked out on value of incoming players.

Just throwing this out there, as I may be incorrect, if Palace loaned Zaha to a club for, say £10m, for 1 season with view to buying for another £30m, would Utd only be entitled to 25% of £30m? If so a clever way to make £10m

I can see the rumour, but not the move actually happening.

And if Zaha stays we have definitive proof that he's basically just an eternal 'grass is greener on the other side' complainer.

I know Zaha had a bad season but the papers are reporting this morning that Palace would be willing to accept as little as £30 million for him.
He was valued at more than twice this last year so it’s difficult to give too much credence to these stories.
I’ve heard of the summer sales but this would surely be almost giving him away.
I think his agent and advisers are planting stories so expect more of the same in the coming weeks.

ALL the reports refer back to ("according to" ONE paper's report, the trustworthy, highly reliable SUN. Ha.

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