Football: Zaha needs time, says Ferguson

MANCHESTER: Manchester United manager Alex Ferguson has told supporters not to expect too much too soon from new signing Wilfried Zaha.

Young England winger Zaha, 20, was undergoing a medical in Manchester on Friday ahead of a £15m move from Championship club Crystal Palace.

The 20-year-old forward has agreed a five-and-a-half year deal but is being loaned back to Palace until the summer.

“We like to sign young players with potential,” said Ferguson. “We can develop players well as we have proved many times so hopefully the boy will enjoy it coming here. He’s a winger, only a young lad, 20-years-of-age so we will see.”

Published in The Express Tribune, January 27^th, 2013.