Crystal Palace star Wilfried Zaha was visibly upset as he limped out of their clash from Leicester.
The 30-calendar year-previous has been a essential participant for the Eagles in recent several years, but his contract is set to expire in the summer season.
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Zaha has been connected with a move absent at the conclude of the time, with Saudi Arabian side Al Ittihad featuring him a £9million-a-yr deal.
He could consequently be approaching the finish of his spell in south London – and with two months of the 2022/23 year remaining, a critical personal injury could imply it is his last physical appearance in a Palace shirt.
The severity of the harm is not yet distinct, but reacting on commentary for talkSPORT 2, West Ham legend Alvin Martin feared it seemed critical.
He stated: “My belief, wanting at that, that is serious. That is a massive turning level in this sport. He’s been remarkable, Palace have been outstanding, Roy Hodgson’s setup has been exceptional.
“Everything is at threat because that player went down with no 1 close to him, he’s a major component if they are likely to survive.”
Zaha was near to tears as he hobbled off the pitch just ahead of 50 %-time with the score at -, obtaining a raucous reception from the Selhurst Park faithful.
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Palace have dragged them selves into a relegation battle, and will undoubtedly have to have Zaha’s high-quality if they wish to avoid the drop.
Their afternoon went from negative to worse as Leicester took the direct ten minutes into the second fifty percent thanks to Ricardo Pereira’s excellent strike.
However, Palace drew degree just times later on as Eberechi Eze’s cost-free-kick hit the crossbar and bounced in off the again of Foxes goalkeeper Daniel Iversen.
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Hodgson’s side then received the recreation suitable at the death, with Jean-Philippe Mateta proving to be their hero of the afternoon thanks to his neat finish.
It is a important gain for Palace and their to start with in 2023, but lovers will now be nervously waiting to hear an update on Zaha’s harm.
The star went to Anthony Joshua’s fight towards Jermaine Franklin on Saturday night time and talkSPORT’s Gareth A Davies managed to get a word with him.
Detailing what was mistaken, Zaha told talkSPORT: “I felt my groin right now in the sport and I came off in the first fifty percent due to the fact I felt it.
“I’m just happy the workforce managed to get the acquire right now.”