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From what I understand, You are looking to use LAN Instead of WLAN for connecting to the network with your Pi. In that case all you need is a MicroUSB to Ethernet adapter.
While you could likely replicate this functionality through the GPIO and the hardware you linked, It would be far more work and probably a good bit slower.
EDIT: To clarify, You could ...
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Your Pi Zero will do what you want (connect a Rspby Pi Zero to the internet through a physical cable) with only a USB cable. You don't need any of that hardware you've asked about. This capability is sometimes called OTG or USB OTG (OTG = On The Go). It's based on technology that's been around for about 20 years, and was built into the Linux kernel years ago....
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