CRYSTAL PALACE have received a huge injury boost with Wilfried Zaha set to be fit for the final month of the season.
There were fears Zaha, who is out of contract in the summer, may never feature for Palace again after he left the pitch in tears during their win over Leicester.
Palace’s star man, who had only recently returned from a hamstring injury, limped off with a groin injury during Roy Hodgson’s first game back as manager.
Scans since have shown that the damage is not as bad as first feared, with the club expecting him to be sidelined for around three weeks.
That means he could return for their London derby against West Ham on April 29.
Over the weekend, Zaha tweeted: “Upset is an understatement about how my game ended last night but it’s God plan so I will be back very soon!”
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Hodgson will be without Zaha for games against relegation rivals Leeds, Southampton and Everton, while their meeting with Wolves on April 25 may come too soon.
But their talisman will likely be back for the final month of the season and the crucial run in as the Eagles look to move out of the scrap for survival.
It will also give Zaha the chance to end his time in south London on a better note should this be his final season at Selhurst Park.
The 30-year-old is yet to make a decision over his future having told the Eagles he will wait until the summer before either committing to a fresh deal or finding a new club.
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Zaha has always dreamed of playing in the Champions League and a number of European clubs are keeping tabs on his situation.
Also Saudi big boys Al-Ittihad are hoping to lure the 30-year-old to the Kingdom with an outrageous pay packet of £9million a year.
Source: Soccer - thesun.co.uk
