Zaha Hoping To Join Champions League Club

By Max Wise

Crystal Palace winger Wilfried Zaha has set his sights on leaving Selhurst Park to join a Champions League club in the near future.

The Ivory Coast international has been one of Crystal Palace's players of the season as the London-based club look set for another campaign in the Premier League next season after pulling clear of the relegation zone.

Zaha was Sir Alex Ferguson's last signing for Manchester United in January 2013 before the legendary Red Devils manager retired, but the tricky winger made just four competitive appearances at the club before rejoining Crystal Palace.

Zaha, 26, who made two appearances for the England national team before switching allegiance to the Ivory Coast, has however underlined his ambition to have a go at another top club.

"I'm too ambitious. And not ambitious just to play for a top club, but to win things at club level and with the Ivory Coast," he told the Daily Mail.

"For me to be better, to achieve what I know I am capable of, I have to aim to play at the very highest level, to win trophies. I'm blessed to have come this far in my playing career. But I feel like there is so much more I have to offer.

"I have to experience the Champions League. I just need the opportunity, that's it. And I'll do the rest."

Zaha has made 30 appearances for Crystal Palace this season, scoring eight goals and providing three assists.