Arsenal have been trying to sign Wilfried Zaha for some time now but recently it has been Everton who have been marked as the favourites to sign the winger.
The Toffees have already seen a bid rejected by Crystal Palace and earlier this week there were reports that they have submitted a second bid to sign him.
And in this second offer, Everton were willing to offer £55million plus Cenk Tosun and James McCarthy in exchange of Wilfried Zaha.
BREAKING: Everton have made second bid to Crystal Palace for winger Wilfried Zaha of £55million plus duo Cenk Tosun and James McCarthy
— Sky Sports News (@SkySportsNews) July 29, 2019
This immediately meant Arsenal further fell down the pecking order given that Everton were pretty serious about signing Zaha.
But now the Merseyside outfit have released a statement in which they have made it clear that they have not made a second bid for the winger.
“Everton categorically denies bid has been submitted to Crystal Palace for Wilfried Zaha that included an increased sum plus Cenk Tosun and James McCarthy,” a statement from the club said(as reported).
“Everton and Crystal Palace have very good relationship.
“A bid was made over the weekend which was turned down. Both clubs agreed that was the end of matter.”
This is obviously a huge boost for Arsenal who still hold a realistic chance of signing Wilfried Zaha and even Sam Allardyce believes the winger would want to join the Gunners since he wishes to stay in London.
He told talkSPORT: “I would have thought it was a possibility Everton would have tried to sign him because they’ve been one of the biggest players in the market since Farhad [Moshiri – the Toffees’ majority shareholder] got control of Everton, and it looks like they’re splashing out again this summer.
“Making an offer for Wilf is not beyond them, but whether they’ll reach [chairman Steve Parish’s] valuation, I’m not so sure.
“I thought the Arsenal move would have been the big one for Wilf because he’d prefer to stay in London.”
