Arsenal legend Ray Parlour and Gabby Agbonlahor have claimed that they would much rather have Wilfried Zaha in their side than Tottenham Hotspur star Dejan Kulusevski.
Zaha has long been linked with a move to Arsenal. The £130,000-a-week (Spotrac) Ivorian was even rumoured to be a target in the summer transfer window, with reports claiming that the Gunners have him on their wish list.
However, no move materialised in the end.
Ray Parlour says he’d pick Arsenal target Zaha over Tottenham star Kulusevski
Zaha has been linked with a whole host of clubs over the last few years, but that big move just hasn’t come his way – even though it looked close on quite a few occasions.
Speaking about the Ivorian after his brilliant performance against Wolves this week, Gabby Agbonlahor and Ray Parlour both boldly claimed that they would much rather have Zaha in their side than Kulusevski – even though the Crystal Palace star is very inconsistent.
Agbonlahor said on talkSPORT: “He starts at Spurs. I’d have Zaha over Kulusevski. I’ll have Son, Kane and Zaha.”
Parlour then added: “I think I would go Zaha as well. Kulusevski has been absolutely brilliant but I like Zaha, it’s an opportunity for him.
“He can be a little bit inconsistent at times, you’ve got to be more consistent if you’re gonna play top level, or you won’t be staying in the side.”
Zaha is a phenomenal player, there’s no debate on that front. On his day, he’s absolutely unstoppable, and he’d fit in really well in Antonio Conte’s counter-attacking side.
However, Kulusevski is a sensational player as well. He has been fantastic for Tottenham since he joined them in January this year, and without him in the side, Spurs don’t look as good.
Zaha will be a free agent at the end of this season and if Conte agrees with Parlour and Agbonlahor, he could well convince Spurs to lure the Ivorian in.
