![Pinterest](https://pinterest.com/pin/create/button/?url=https://uknews.evprotec.com/how-wilfried-zaha-has-fared-at-galatasaray-as-he-returns-to-man-utd-with-simple-message/&media=https://uknews.evprotec.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/0_Untitled-1-4.jpg&description=Wilfried Zaha left Crystal Palace this summer to join Turkish giants Galatasaray, who'll face another of his former clubs, Manchester United, in the Champions League on Tuesday "I was in a very bad place." For Wilfried Zaha, that was Manchester, 2013. Signed for £10million by Sir Alex Ferguson while helping boyhood club Crystal Palace reach the Premier League via the play-offs, Zaha was one of English football's brightest talents and tipped to become the next supreme wide man who'd make the Old Trafford flanks his own. When he got there, Ferguson was gone, David Moyes his successor. After a torrid 12 months which left him in the pits of depression and struggling to cope with the move up north at the tender age of 20, Zaha moved on. "I was in a very bad place. Literally go out all the time, doing mad stuff," he admitted to the On the Judy podcast. "I was a mess." Zaha restored his career back at Palace over the next nine seasons, but this summer marked another turning point, finally walking away from Selhurst Park to join Turkish giants Galatasaray. On Tuesday, the Ivory Coast international will return to Old Trafford for a crucial Champions League matchup, hoping to once again show what the Red Devils missed out on by failing to cultivate his undeniable talent. But how's he been getting on in Turkey? Mirror Football takes a look. After deliberating on his future for the entirety of June and much of July, Zaha finally made his mind up as August approached and - like most major Galatasaray signings these days - received a hero's welcome after landing in Istanbul. The 30-year-old had snubbed the chance to become Palace's highest-paid player ever in favour of a fresh start in the Turkish Super Lig. There was - obviously - interest from clubs in Saudi Arabia, while Serie A side Lazio were also keen just like German giants Bayern Munich had been in 2019. His start for Galatasaray has been a decent one, particularly in the Champions League. Brought on as a second-half subs){kind=link}
Wilfried Zaha left Crystal Palace this summer to join Turkish giants Galatasaray, who’ll face another of his former clubs, Manchester United, in the Champions League on Tuesday
“I was in a very bad place.”
For Wilfried Zaha, that was Manchester, 2013. Signed for £10million by Sir Alex Ferguson while helping boyhood club Crystal Palace reach the Premier League via the play-offs, Zaha was one of English football’s brightest talents and tipped to become the next supreme wide man who’d make the Old Trafford flanks his own.
When he got there, Ferguson was gone, David Moyes his successor. After a torrid 12 months which left him in the pits of depression and struggling to cope with the move up north at the tender age of 20, Zaha moved on.
“I was in a very bad place. Literally go out all the time, doing mad stuff,” he admitted to the On the Judy podcast. “I was a mess.”