Wilfried Zaha has to leave Crystal Palace says pundit
Wilfried Zaha would be a “fantastic” signing for Chelsea, claims former Crystal Palace manager Ian Holloway. Palace star Zaha has been linked with a January move to Chelsea. The Stamford Bridge club are now free to sign players after FIFA cut their transfer ban in half last week.
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News of Chelsea’s transfer ban being lifted has coincided with a run of three defeats in four Premier League matches for Frank Lampard’s side.
That led to the former midfielder being questioned over his plans for the upcoming transfer window at his press conference ahead of this week’s Champions League clash against Lille.
Lampard says he does not want to be “too reactionary” to now being able to sign players again but also admits they will look to strengthen if possible.
“I think you’ve got to be careful about being too reactionary – ban lifted and defeat to Everton – it’s quite easy to come to that conclusion,” Lampard said.
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“Just as much as people at the start of the season who were saying ‘We’ve got all these young boys, this is going to be no problem, we don’t need any players’.
“I think at a club like Chelsea there needs to be a balance.
“You have a strong squad which I believe we have but you have to look at can we strengthen.
“And there will time times going forward, whether it’s January or next summer, of course we’re going to look at an opportunity to strengthen because we want to improve.”