{"id":1099558,"date":"2019-07-31T22:19:35","date_gmt":"2019-07-31T21:19:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/?p=1099558"},"modified":"2019-07-31T22:19:35","modified_gmt":"2019-07-31T21:19:35","slug":"mamadou-sakho-crystal-palace-wilfried-zaha-rumours","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/news\/mamadou-sakho-crystal-palace-wilfried-zaha-rumours\/","title":{"rendered":"Mamadou Sakho insists Crystal Palace squad not affected by Wilfried Zaha exit rumours"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Mamadou Sakho insists he and his Crystal Palace teammates have not been affected by the recent speculation regarding Wilfried Zaha&#8217;s future.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The Ivory Coast international has been heavily linked with a move away from Selhurst Park, with both Arsenal and Everton lodging bids throughout the summer transfer window.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Wilfried Zaha&#8217;s future: Five key things to know&#8230;<\/strong><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Since returning to Palace in 2014, Zaha has scored 32 goals in 163 Premier League games.<\/li>\n<li>The Ivory Coast winger signed a new contract in August 2018.<\/li>\n<li>That deal should have kept him at Selhurst Park until June 2023.<\/li>\n<li>But Everton and Arsenal have both bid for Zaha this summer.<\/li>\n<li>Neither club have met Palace&#8217;s \u00a380m asking price, though.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>https:\/\/audioboom.com\/posts\/7324413-he-ll-be-arsenal-s-new-double-pivot-santi-cazorla<\/p>\n<p>With Arsenal set to sign Nicolas Pepe from Lille, the Toffees are now favourites to land Zaha, although Palace are holding firm with their \u00a380m asking price.<\/p>\n<p>But despite the ongoing tug of war for Roy Hodgson&#8217;s star man, Sakho has confirmed it&#8217;s been business as usual in south London as Palace continue their preparations for the 2019\/20 Premier League season.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cNo,&#8221; Sakho replied when asked if the Zaha speculation had caused a distraction for his Crystal Palace teammates.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI have played for different teams, such as PSG and Liverpool. Every pre-season you have a lot of names and newspapers.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;For us, I think the team has worked really hard in pre-season. We are players, we have to talk on the pitch. Outside [of that] is like the wind.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"How will Zinedine Zidane setup Real Madrid? Squawka Tactics\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Ra0JEo0b-0s?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><strong>Subscribe to <a href=\"http:\/\/sqwk.at\/Squawka-Sub\" rel=\"noopener\">Squawka\u2019s Youtube channel here<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe are all working hard to be the best we can. Wilf is a really good player, we all know that. Just like Christian [Benteke] is, like [James] Tomkins is, like lots of players.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Sakho played an hour of the Eagles&#8217; 2-2 friendly draw with AFC Wimbledon on Tuesday after spending five months sidelined with a knee injury.<\/p>\n<p>And the France international is now fully focused on regaining his fitness, having sacrificed his summer holidays in a bid to be ready for Palace&#8217;s opener against Everton \u2013 a potential grudge match, depending on the outcome of the Zaha transfer saga.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAll the physios and doctors did a great job,\u201d said Sakho.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1099563\" src=\"https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2019\/07\/31160745\/PA-44397523.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"3218\" height=\"2132\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2019\/07\/31160745\/PA-44397523.jpg 3218w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2019\/07\/31160745\/PA-44397523-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2019\/07\/31160745\/PA-44397523-768x509.jpg 768w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2019\/07\/31160745\/PA-44397523-1024x678.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2019\/07\/31160745\/PA-44397523-66x44.jpg 66w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 3218px) 100vw, 3218px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>\u201cI have worked really hard, even during the holidays. 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