Wilfried Zaha Signing

 Wilfried Zaha

The news many United fans would of been looking forward to, Wilfried Zaha is about to have a medical and is on the verge of signing a 5 and a half year deal for with the transfer fee is believed to be around £15m with an agreement to send him back on loan to Palace for the remainder of the season. A player that will fit the "United" way, of two pacey wingers such as Valencia, Ronaldo, Giggs and Beckham, bombing down wings crossing ball after ball into the box.

Zaha has been a first team player for Palace since the 2010/2011 season and has improved considerably during his time in the first team. With 15 goals and 16 assists Zaha has shown that he has many dimensions to his game. The season of 2011/2012 was the year Zaha really landed into the limelight as he dazzled and out played many a defender, and was instantly linked with clubs such as United, City and Arsenal.

This video below shows Wilfried Zaha's abilities:

Personally I have rated Zaha for a very long time and see nothing wrong with this transfer apart from the fact he has never played in the Premier League before which is not much of a major problem. Zaha is a quick, strong winger who can beat defenders using his pace and strength as well as his skill with the ball at his feet. To cap it all off he can cross and just as importantly shoot showing he is an all rounded player. I would go as far as to say he has the potential to become one of the best players in the Premier League with in five years.

However there is the issue of who he will replace next season or who he will rotate with. With United's current forwards of RVP, Rooney, Hernandez, Welbeck, Henriquez and Powell it is evident that Zaha is not being brought as another striker which is his second favoured posistion. This means he is being signed as a out and out winger so next season he will compete with the likes of Valencia, Nani, Young and occasionally Kagawa depending on what formation Fergie decides to use. As it stands I believe that Zaha would come in and replace Nani straight away who has evidently fallen out of favour with Fergie and could lead to Nani leaving this summer. Wherever he plays I think Zaha has a great future ahead of him at United.