If certain sources are to be believed, it seems that Arsenal are very close or have even completed a deal for Crystal Palace winger Wilfried Zaha. The 20-year old English/Ivorian has set the Championship alight this season and attracted interest from the likes of Manchester United.

He's a Gooner

Despite this, Zaha is a childhood Arsenal fan and his twitter account reveals a number of tweets about how Arsenal are doing. He is also seemingly friends with fellow England U-21 international Benik Afobe, who is of course an Arsenal player on loan to Bolton.

This may have had a impact on his decision for his future, though outwardly Crystal Palace executives have stated he is not for sale.

Another kid?

A 20-year old, yes, but Zaha is widely acknowledged as the best player in the Championship and was recently described as 'looking like he was air-lifted in from a top Premier League team to play for Palace'. Obviously it's a lower level but just by watching him you can see how good he is already.

The obvious question is whether he's simply a replacement for Theo Walcott, which isn't ideal, but with Arsenal interested in Adrian Lopez it's possible he's half of the replacement (though the source for the deal @Established1886, who is also @AFCAMDEN has stated it's unrelated to the Walcott situation).

So, perhaps not exactly what Arsenal may need, though a 'true' winger would certainly help Giroud greatly now he's hit form.

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