Wilfried Zaha filmed training at Premier League club weeks after Galatasaray exit

Aug 13, 2026 - 22:30
Wilfried Zaha filmed training at Premier League club weeks after Galatasaray exit

Free agent Wilfried Zaha has been training at former club Crystal Palace this summer.

The winger heads towards the new season without a club following an exit from Galatasaray at the end of his contract.

Wilfried Zaha for Galatasaray.
Zaha is a free agent after ending his three-year spell at Galatasaray
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Zaha played just one full season at the Turkish giants before heading out on loan to Lyon and then MLS club Charlotte FC.

Aged 33, he could be set for one last big move in his career, and he is working hard to maintain his fitness in familiar surroundings.

In a video posted on his Instagram account, Zaha can be seen going through his paces at Palace’s training ground Copers Cope in Beckenham, south London.

Zaha looks to be in good shape, and his appearance in south London may have seemingly sparked the possibility of a sensational return.

Could Zaha re-sign for Palace?

However, The Sun say his training sessions have only stemmed from an informal arrangement.

Palace have allowed the Ivory Coast international to make use of their facilities until he signs for a new club.

The Eagles are also said to not be considering the re-signing of their club legend this summer.

Zaha joined the Palace academy in 2000 at the age of eight and first featured in the senior side ten years later.

He scored 18 goals and assisted 20 others in 143 matches as he helped them secure their Premier League return from the Championship.

Manchester United completed a reported £15million pre-agreed deal to sign Zaha in 2013, but he found it tough at Old Trafford.

Wilfried Zaha celebrates for Crystal Palace.
Zaha is back at Palace, but is unlikely to return for a third spell
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Zaha made just four senior appearances for United and went on loan to Cardiff City, as well as Palace for the 2014/15 season.

A permanent return to Selhurst Park was finalised in February 2015 and he remained there until July 2023.

After totalling 458 appearances, 90 goals and 54 assists over his two spells, as well as three Player of the Year awards, Zaha left for Turkey.

Galatasaray brought him in, with the former England international making his first Champions League appearances in his debut season.

The season-long loan stint at Lyon followed but the move came to an end after just five months.

Zaha then played in MLS with Charlotte for a year-and-a-half, where he bagged 13 goals and eight assists across 48 outings.

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