Wilfried Zaha is reportedly 'desperate' to return to the Premier League amid links with Leicester City and Crystal Palace.
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Zaha leaves Palace for Galatasaray in 2023Winger 'desperate' to return to Premier LeagueWanted by Leicester and Crystal PalaceWHAT HAPPENED?
Zaha left Palace for a second time last summer on a free transfer to the Turkish giants but a year on, he may be heading back to the Premier League. The 31-year-old was left out of Galatasaray's squad to play Hatayspor in the league this week and now the Eagles are looking to bring him back to Selhurst Park. Now, claims the ex-Manchester United man has set his sights on leaving the Super Lig side as soon as possible.
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Reports suggest Palace are interested in bringing Zaha back to the club on a permanent deal, while Leicester are exploring a season-long loan move. If he did return to the Eagles, that would be his third stint at the club after starting his career there, heading to United in 2013 and then moving back to Palace in 2014. As Oliver Glasner's men have already lost winger Michael Olise to Bayern Munich, bringing back the Ivory Coast international may be a shrewd move.
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In Zaha's first spell at Palace, he scored 18 goals in 143 games before heading to Old Trafford. In his second stint, he added an extra 72 in 315 matches. Last season for Galatasaray, he scored 10 goals and bagged five assists over 43 matches in all competitions.
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Zaha, whose contract at the Turkish outfit runs until 2026, does not have too long to find a new club, however. The Premier League transfer window shuts on August 30, so while there is time to return to the English top-flight, there isn't a great deal of time left for a move to happen.
