Crystal Palace forward Wilfried Zaha has signed a new five-year contract extension,which will keep him at the club until 2022/2023 season.
This put to rest all the transfers linking the 25-year old away from the club, as he has been their best player since making a return from Manchester United in 2015. His new contract makes him the highest paid in the club history, with a £130,000 per week wage.
While speaking on the club website www.cpfc.co.uk after putting pen to paper, he said:
“I’m very pleased. Obviously, I just wanted to get it over and done with, so I can just focus on the season. I’m buzzing that we managed to get it sorted.”
Zaha has been at the club since the age of 12, progressing through the club’s academy before joining Manchester United in 2013, and loaned back to Palace. He could not make the Manchester United first team due to some serious competition and he was later sold back to Palace and has been in incredible form for Palace ever since the move.
His goal against Fulham last weekend in their season opener where they won 2-0, makes him joint highest Premier League scorer of all-time at the club, which now stands at 44-goals in 288 appearances since making his debut in 2010.
He is also fans favourite, as he has won the club’s Player of the Year award for the past three seasons and will be looking to win it again at the end of this season with his manager, Roy Hodgson who also extended his contract.
Chairman Steve Parish while reacting to the good news, said:
“Wilf grew up a stone’s throw from Selhurst Park from the age of four, and has been with the club since he was 12.
This agreement is yet another example of his lifelong commitment to the club, and our commitment to him. This is an amazing day for everyone here at Palace, our supporters and of course Wilf – and is richly deserved.”