Malcolm Ebiowei can be Palace’s next Zaha

Wilfried Zaha has lengthy been linked with a transfer away from Crystal Palace, but when he does depart Selhurst Park this summer season, Patrick Vieira might have already got the Ivorian’s inheritor in Malcolm Ebiowei.

The 18-year-old joined from Derby County earlier in the summertime and has already caught the attention with a few of his performances in pre-season.

Final season noticed {the teenager} make 16 appearances within the Championship for the Rams, through which he contributed one objective and two assists, incomes a robust 6.85 ranking from WhoScored for his performances.

Whereas Vieira has a plethora of choices out vast, together with fellow younger skills Eberechi Eze and Michael Olise, Ebiowei will certainly be aiming to problem for a first-team spot subsequent season.

The teenager would have some important boots to fill if Zaha have been to depart this summer season, however he seems to have an enormous quantity of potential, and Vieira might be hoping that {the teenager} can adapt to the Premier League rapidly after some spectacular shows within the second-tier final season.

Can Ebiowei be Zaha’s inheritor?

Derby coach Justin Walker was stuffed with reward for Ebiowei final season, saying: “I feel he has been a breath of contemporary air. You may see how a lot the followers have warmed to him, he will get folks out of their seats. He has received that little little bit of X-factor, should you like, that creativity we now have lacked at instances within the ultimate third.

“The one factor in all probability lacking from his sport is a objective, however I’m positive that can come. He has received a lot expertise, and extra importantly his perspective and his character.”

Roma are reportedly eager on signing Zaha this summer season, and contemplating that he has simply one year left on his contract at Selhurst Park, this might be the time that he lastly leaves.

Final season noticed the previous Manchester United winger contribute a formidable 14 objectives in 33 Premier League appearances, averaging a robust 6.99 ranking from WhoScored for his performances, which ranked him because the second-best participant in Vieira’s squad.

WhoScored means that each Zaha and Ebiowei excel at dribbling, whereas they each prefer to play quick passes and so they get fouled typically, which means that the 18-year-old may ultimately step up because the Ivory Coast worldwide’s successor at Selhurst Park.

AND in different information: Vieira given inexperienced mild for “phenomenal” Crystal Palace signing, it’d be a serious coup