Wilfried Zaha latest player to pledge help to NHS staff during coronavirus crisis as star offers 50 properties rent-free
WILFRIED ZAHA is the latest star to pledge his support to NHS staff — by offering rent-free accommodation at 50 properties.
The Crystal Palace winger co-owns ZO Properties, which usually provides flats to business travellers.
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But the company will open its doors to health staff who cannot get home after shifts during the pandemic and need to be near a hospital.
Zaha, 27, told his business partner Obi Williams: “If you do good, good will come to you.”
It follows Wednesday’s announcement that Chelsea owner Roman Abramovich and ex-Manchester United stars Gary Neville and Ryan Giggs were opening their hotels to health staff as coronavirus takes hold.
Fellow big-hearted Premier League ace Kasper Schmeichel has made a whopping £20,000 donation to the charity Age UK to help the elderly.
The Leicester keeper said: “Let’s do all we can to protect our elderly.”
National League outfit Stockport donated £75,000 to Stockport NHS Foundation Trust to help the health service’s battle in their area.
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League One Ipswich offered the NHS free use of Portman Road in a bid to help combat Covid-19.
And Everton committed £50,000 to launch a new ‘Blue Family’ outreach programme to help “the most vulnerable, socially isolated and at-risk people” during the outbreak.
NHS staff interested in Zaha’s initiative should email Obi Williams at [email protected]