The Tottenham Hotspur-linked star reportedly wants a move to Arsenal.
A reported Tottenham Hotspur target is desperate to move to North London this summer…..but to join Arsenal.
According to The Daily Mail, Crystal Palace winger Wilfried Zaha has his heart set on a switch to Spurs’ bitter rivals Arsenal.
Only last week The Mirror claimed that Tottenham were still interested in the 26-year-old winger, who scored 10 Premier League goals last season and set up another five.
But The Daily Mail claims that the Gunners might have the upper hand in their pursuit of the £80 million-rated star.
However, the report adds that Unai Emery only has a budget of around £45 million, and Zaha has pleaded with Eagles owner Steve Parish to lower his valuation to accommodate the Emirates club.
Does he really want to join Arsenal?
It’s obviously possible, but there’s no doubt that the white half of the North London divide is a lot more exciting than the red one these days.
Mauricio Pochettino is building one hell of a project at Tottenham and boyhood Arsenal fan or not, Zaha would surely find it difficult to turn down the Lilywhites if they were indeed interested.
On the flip side, there isn’t many reasons to be cheerful from an Arsenal perspective, given the lack of money available to give the squad a well-needed turbo charge, but time will tell where he winds up.
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