Zaha wants Palace to target the top half

Winger Wilfried Zaha believes Crystal Palace have the quality to challenge for a top half finish next season despite the departure of Sam Allardyce.

The former England manager departed Selhurst Park after guiding the Eagles to Premier League safety but is now taking a break from football management.

That hasn’t stopped 24-year-old Zaha from signing a new five-year deal with Palace, after a season which saw him score nine goals for the club, and he’s targeting a top half finish.

“I feel we can easily be a top 10 team with some additions to an already-strong squad,” he said.

“Once again, it’s about having that belief, we have finished in 10th before and we can do it again.

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“The club has come a long way in our time in the Premier League but it takes time, and we just need to keep building but that can be done.

“The squad showed a lot of belief in themselves to make sure that we would remain a Premier League club.

“We know that the lads have the quality but we needed to realise we were capable of getting the results and played to a structure which meant we had that belief that we could get the results.”