Agree with Doombear. We should accept £40m without hesitation. Not that it is likely to be offered. Wilf has been disappointing for a while and his value plummets by the month. He wouldn't start for any of the 'Big Six' (as in ESL) and in the current climate I can't see any of them paying £40m to put him on the bench. There is a case to be made that he would be dynamite if surrounded by better players, but I'm not convinced.
The problem is that he is THE iconic Palace player and the statistics concerning how we perform when he isn't playing are indeed damning. But it could equally be said that we are too reliant on him and that it is indeed time to move on. Some of his performances towards the end of the season should have seen him subbed or even dropped, but he's never been judged by the same standards as other Palace players, perhaps with good reason.

Thats cheating you need to name

Agreed. He should have been dropped ages ago. He needs to realise who pays has wages and start earning them. Arsenal must have been delighted the other week. They spent a fortune on Pepe in stead of Zaha and were vindicated. He has come good and is younger and keen while Wilf did very little but whined all through the 90 minutes. This summer may show him that his dream of European football and winning trophies is just that, a dream. His only hope is that Chelski decide to go for him as they may win something before he is past it.

I wonder if his team mates are beginning to get fed up with his attitude. Eze always looked for him but it was notable in the last few games that Townsend got more of the ball and the days of “give it to Wilf” may be over.

Yup.

We're the Arthur over ere!

I think this has moved beyond facial expressions. Wilf is arguably still our best player (although only if you ignore recent performances), but he doesn't want to be at Palace and has publicly stated this. Football isn't just about stats and points on the board. I got more joy this season from Mitchell scoring his first goal with his shoulder than anything Wilf did, even if in the grand scheme of things his contribution on paper was a fraction of Wilf's. Of course we shouldn't give him away for peanuts, but equally I think it would be detrimental to keep him tied up under the holmesdale. Each to his own, but don't act like your opinion is superior just because people have the audacity to question Wilf's future role at the club.

On assists, he was joint 5th with 2, same as McArthur who played 12 games less. Eze, Townsend, Ayew and Schlupp got more. [Link]

Knock everyone's penalties off and he isn't top scorer.

According to whoscored he wasn't our best player - [Link]

Zaha had a really fast start. 4 goals and 0 assists in his last 21 games paints a different story, a fairly concerning one.

You're entitled to your opinion, and undeniably he's a good player. However, based on his form in the last 6 months there is a very valid question around taking £40m for a guy who is 29 in November vs getting that form of the last 6 months for another 2 years and him going for free.

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