Chelsea have identified Crystal Palace talisman Wilfried Zaha as a potential target, with the Ivory Coast international “on the radar” of most clubs.
That is according to insider Dean Jones, who has informed GIVEMESPORT of Chelsea’s potential pursuit of the 29-year-old, who he believes is one of the “very few players in the world” that can produce game-changing moments on the pitch.
Jones feels that the Blues could up their ante in the mooted pursuit of Zaha if they fail to coup any of their other attacking targets.
The insider told GIVEMESPORT: “Zaha is having a really good time at the moment. There was one moment in the Crystal Palace game against Wolves where he was so good and very few players in the world that can produce moments like that.
“He’s a player that’s been on the radar for teams and they’re all almost too scared to actually go for it. I know that Chelsea still have him in the background as somebody they might turn to if other targets don’t come through.”
Potter x Zaha
The last couple of seasons have seen Zaha come into his own as a talismanic figure for Crystal Palace, having struck double figures in back-to-back seasons.
And he is on track to do the same again, currently sitting on five goals from ten Premier League outings this season.
Despite finishing last season with a squad-topping metric of 46 chances created last season, the £130k-per-week asset is not associated as a creator as such.
If Potter was to bring him to Stamford Bridge, it would be based on his ability to operate as a clinical inside forward, who has proved himself time and again in operating with little room for error, due to his average of around 2.8 shots per game.
That has led to a shot conversion rate of around 15.2% this season, more than double that of Liverpool’s Darwin Nunez’s 7.3% with the Uruguayan averaging around 7.4 shots per game in the league thus far.
Zaha fits the exact profile that Graham Potter’s Chelsea side are so desperately craving, with his nous in front of goal giving the English boss the option to play him as a dynamic centre-forward in what could be a deadly move for both parties.
