Petit: Zaha exactly the kind of player Arsenal need

Football
6 Jun 2021 • 8:53 PM MYT
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Arsenal great Emmanuel Petit has urged his old club to move for Crystal Palace attacker Wilfried Zaha.

With north London rivals Tottenham said to be interested in the forward, along with Everton, Petit insists his former club should act now and buy Zaha.

Speaking this week to bookmakers Paddy Power, Petit said: "When I played for Arsenal in the late 90s, we had Marc Overmars, Sylvain Wiltord and Robert Pires – these players were so exciting to watch.

"Zaha is an unpredictable player, you don't know what he's going to do with the ball.

"He's got a strong character, and sometimes he needs to control of his emotions, but he's exactly the kind of player Arsenal need. He'd get the fans excited and stimulate his own team-mates too.

"For ages, Arsenal haven't had a player who could dribble or make a difference with the ball at his feet. With Zaha, they would have somebody capable of taking responsibility and not scared to take on defenders."

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