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Africa-Press – Malawi. <\/strong><\/span>Wilfried Zaha has joined Galatasaray following the expiration of his Crystal Palace contract.<\/p>\n

Zaha, 30, has signed a three-year deal and will be paid a signing on fee of 2.35m euros (\u00a32m) and an annual salary of 4.35m euros (\u00a33.75m), the Turkish club said.<\/p>\n

Zaha started out at Palace aged just 12, spending most of his career there.<\/p>\n

The forward made 458 appearances for the Eagles, the third-most in the club’s history, and scored 90 goals.<\/p>\n

He scored seven times last season, and wore the captain’s armband on multiple occasions before a hamstring injury ruled him out of the last two matches of the campaign.<\/p>\n

Zaha issued a message to Palace fans a day before his move was announced.<\/p>\n

“I want to thank [Palace chairman] Steve Parish, all of my teammates, coaches and the entire Palace fanbase for always believing in me and encouraging me to get to where I am today,” he wrote.<\/p>\n

“I have been blessed to play in front of you and call you family from the day you accepted me.<\/p>\n

“From the bottom of my heart, I’m forever grateful.”<\/p>\n

Zaha made his senior debut in 2010 at the age of 17 and quickly became a first-team regular for the Eagles, after helping them gain promotion to the Premier League in 2013.<\/p>\n

The winger was purchased by Manchester United for \u00a310m but made only two appearances for the Red Devils before returning to Palace on loan one year later.<\/p>\n

It took just six months for the Eagles to make Zaha’s move permanent in January 2015.<\/p>\n

On 30 October 2021, the attacker became the first Palace player to score 50 top-flight goals for the club when he found the net in a 2-0 win over Manchester City.<\/p>\n

Over the years, Zaha has been linked with moves away from Selhurst Park, with Palace rejecting offers from Arsenal and Everton in 2019.<\/p>\n

He was reportedly offered a new \u00a3200,000-a-week contract with Palace – the highest in the club’s history – prior to the end of the 2022-23 season, but his existing deal expired on 30 June.<\/p>\n

The Ivory Coast international had been linked with a move to the Saudi Pro League, where former Premier League players including N’Golo Kante, Ruben Neves and Edouard Mendy now ply their trade.<\/p>\n

Palace will once again be managed by Roy Hodgson for the upcoming season, with the 75-year-old having agreed a one-year deal after he replaced former boss Patrick Vieira in March.<\/p>\n

The Eagles have signed midfielder Jefferson Lerma on a free transfer from Bournemouth this summer, while goalkeeper Jack Butland and midfielders Luka Milovojevic and James McArthur joined Zaha in leaving upon the end of their deals with the club.<\/p>\n

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