Wilfried Zaha wouldn't fit in at a top team because he's too much of a maverick.
That's the opinion of John Barnes, who says the Crystal Palace winger would not have the creative freedom he has at Selhurst Park at a team like Manchester City or Liverpool.
Zaha was a linked with big-money move to Arsenal earlier in the transfer window before the Gunners abandoned their pursuit and signed Nicolas Pepe instead.
Time is quickly running out in the window and Zaha has handed in a transfer request in one last desperate bid to force a move away.
But Barnes isn't convinced this is the right course of action for the forward.
"I don't feel Zaha fits into any team, I think he's a bit of a maverick. He does what he does and plays by himself, not in a team," Barnes told Bonuscodebets.
"He likes to dribble around five defenders. Therefore, he can't go to Man City and Liverpool ; he can't go wandering all over the field.
"He plays whatever position he wants for Crystal Palace, and picks up the ball on the right and the left – that's not fitting into a team.
"He's got great ability and that's why I think Crystal Palace suit him down to the ground because they allow him to do that, he won’t be allowed to at another club.
"I don't think a player of his ilk should be looking to be a Plan B player to come off the bench."
