Mercato Mercato – OM: Longoria is waiting for him in Marseille, Vieira gives him his answer

President of OM, Pablo Longoria would be ready to draw a contract offer for Wilfried Zaha when he could become a free agent at the end of the season. However, Patrick Vieira would be keen to thwart the plans of Olympique de Marseille.

After a brief parenthesis at Manchester United and Cardiff, Wilfried Zaha returned in 2015 to where it all began for him, namely Crystal Palace. Figurehead of Eagles Since then, the Ivorian international has been under contract until next June with the London club. However, it could be that his adventure in Palace comes to an end in the next few weeks and it could do the business of theOm.

Longoria wants to draw an offer for Zaha, the Ivorian wants to know something else

President of theOM, Pablo Longoria would have views on Wilfried Zaha according to 90min. Moreover, the main interested party would like to know an experience outside the English borders. As it stands, the UK branch of the outlet revealed that Zaha did not intend to extend his contract to Crystal Palace and therefore, would plan to walk away free of any contract. A boon for OM who would prepare a contract offer as soon as the winter transfer window opens.

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“We want to grow with Wilfried as one of our leaders, but the decision must be his”

However, patrick Vieira would not count on letting go of his star by remaining idly by. At a press conference, the coach of Crystal Palace said he counts on the Ivorian winger in the future in order to continue to advance with him within his workforce. “Wilfried knows the position of the football club and the decision will be up to him. When he’s ready, we’ll listen to what he has to say. But everyone knows that we want him to stay at our football club. We want to grow with Wilfried as one of our leaders, but the decision must be his. For now, we are just focusing on how he has trained and how he is preparing to be competitive and help the team perform.” Pablo Longoria is therefore warned. In order to attract Wilfried Zaha at OM, it will be necessary to pass over the body of patrick Vieira.