{"id":33400,"date":"2025-12-16T21:09:35","date_gmt":"2025-12-17T02:09:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/2025\/12\/16\/crystal-palace-battle-with-everton-for-23-year-old-wide-player\/"},"modified":"2025-12-16T21:09:35","modified_gmt":"2025-12-17T02:09:35","slug":"crystal-palace-battle-with-everton-for-23-year-old-wide-player","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/2025\/12\/16\/crystal-palace-battle-with-everton-for-23-year-old-wide-player\/","title":{"rendered":"Crystal Palace battle with Everton for 23-year-old wide player"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_74 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-grey ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/2025\/12\/16\/crystal-palace-battle-with-everton-for-23-year-old-wide-player\/#Palace_could_use_Zakaria_El_Ouadi\" >Palace could use Zakaria El Ouadi<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/2025\/12\/16\/crystal-palace-battle-with-everton-for-23-year-old-wide-player\/#Everton_also_keen_to_sign_Zakaria\" >Everton also keen to sign Zakaria<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>Crystal Palace manager Oliver Glasner celebrates. (Photo by Alex Livesey\/Getty Images)<\/p>\n<div id=\"article-body\">\n<!-- Article Start --><\/p>\n<p><strong>Crystal Palace and Everton are interested in signing KRC Genk defender Zakaria El Ouadi.<span aria-label=\"Player open to joining Crystal Palace after snubbing Everton\" data-state=\"closed\">\u200b<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>According to Sascha Tavolieri, the 23-year-old could be signed in January for a transfer fee of around 10-12 million euros.<span aria-label=\"Player open to joining Crystal Palace after snubbing Everton\" data-state=\"closed\">\u200b<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Crystal Palace and Everton want to sign him. Whether they can complete the deal remains to be seen.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Palace_could_use_Zakaria_El_Ouadi\"><\/span>Palace could use Zakaria El Ouadi<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Crystal Palace need a quality back-up option for Daniel Mu\u00f1oz and Zakaria could be a great signing for them. They are already close to signing the player and it remains to be seen whether they will be able to reach an agreement with the club.<\/p>\n<p>The asking price is quite reasonable and Crystal Palace certainly have the resources to get the deal done.<\/p>\n<p>They are currently competing in European football and aim to compete at a high level on a regular basis. They need a better team.<\/p>\n<p>The 23-year-old defender could be a very useful acquisition for them.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Crystal Palace plan to sell star Oliver Glasner in January against his wishes<\/strong><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Everton_also_keen_to_sign_Zakaria\"><\/span>Everton also keen to sign Zakaria<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<figure class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><picture><source type=\"image\/webp\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/icdn.caughtoffside.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/egypt-v-morocco-bronze-medal-match-mens-football-olympic-games-paris-2024-day-13-1-414x276.jpg.webp 414w,https:\/\/icdn.caughtoffside.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/egypt-v-morocco-bronze-medal-match-mens-football-olympic-games-paris-2024-day-13-1-630x420.jpg.webp 630w,https:\/\/icdn.caughtoffside.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/egypt-v-morocco-bronze-medal-match-mens-football-olympic-games-paris-2024-day-13-1-768x512.jpg.webp 768w,https:\/\/icdn.caughtoffside.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/egypt-v-morocco-bronze-medal-match-mens-football-olympic-games-paris-2024-day-13-1-770x513.jpg.webp 770w,https:\/\/icdn.caughtoffside.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/egypt-v-morocco-bronze-medal-match-mens-football-olympic-games-paris-2024-day-13-1-900x600.jpg.webp 900w,https:\/\/icdn.caughtoffside.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/egypt-v-morocco-bronze-medal-match-mens-football-olympic-games-paris-2024-day-13-1-1200x800.jpg.webp 1200w,https:\/\/icdn.caughtoffside.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/egypt-v-morocco-bronze-medal-match-mens-football-olympic-games-paris-2024-day-13-1-1536x1024.jpg.webp 1536w,https:\/\/icdn.caughtoffside.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/egypt-v-morocco-bronze-medal-match-mens-football-olympic-games-paris-2024-day-13-1-2048x1366.jpg.webp 2048w\" data-sizes=\"(min-width:1230px) 770px, (min-width:1020px) 630px, (min-width:900px) 880px, (min-width:680px) 97vw, (min-width:414px) 414px, 100vw\"\/><\/picture><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Zakaria El Waadi (right) during the men&#8217;s bronze medal match between Egypt and Morocco. (Photo by Robert Cianfrone\/Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Meanwhile, Everton are also keeping an eye on their defenders. They need a long-term replacement for Seamus Coleman. The 23-year-old looks like the ideal player and could replace the Everton icon.<\/p>\n<p>The opportunity to move to the Premier League would be a very exciting one for Zakaria. It will be a big step up in his career and he will test himself at a high level. Genk is unlikely to stand in his way and the asking price is extremely nominal for a player of his quality. Crystal Palace and Everton have the resources to spare on him and it will be interesting to see what decision they make.<\/p>\n<p>The defender will be hoping to secure a big move next month.<\/p>\n<p>According to the newspaper, the Moroccan international is open to a move to the Premier League and is currently waiting to see if an agreement can be reached between the clubs.<\/p>\n<p><strong><span aria-label=\"Crystal Palace interested in signing Moroccan defender ...\" data-state=\"closed\">Man City star only considers moving to Everton in 2026<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><!-- Article End -->\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Crystal Palace manager Oliver Glasner celebrates. (Photo by Alex Livesey\/Getty Images) Crystal Palace and Everton are interested in signing KRC Genk defender Zakaria El Ouadi.\u200b According to Sascha Tavolieri, the 23-year-old could be signed in January for a transfer fee of around 10-12 million euros.\u200b Crystal Palace and Everton want to sign him. 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