December 2 2010

Wilfried Zaha

Crystal Palace co-chairman Steve Parish has stated his intentions on keeping Wilfried Zaha at Selhurst.

The 18-year-old striker has played in 18 games so far this season and scored his first and only goal for the Eagles in the 3-2 victory against Leicester on the first day of the season.

He recently signed a new four and a half year contract with the club and Palace's owners are keen to keep hold of him.

"He is a young boy who needs to keep his feet on the ground and we'll help him to grow and develop," explained Steve Parish to the South London Press.

"He needs to mature as a player and there will be times that he'll need a rest. We haven't signed him for four-and-a-half years to sell in January.

"While you can never say never, if somebody rang us up and offered £12million you would have to think about it, but even then we'd say he's not for sale - that is the best message I can send out.

"He is a fabulous player and an integral part of our plans."