Arsenal are hot in the pursuit of Wilfried Zaha all throughout the summer but it seems like Man United have spoilt the party for Unai Emery’s side.
The Gunners boss has reportedly made the Ivorian his biggest transfer target this summer but as of now, Crystal Palace are holding out for a fee of around £80 million.
Arsenal are obviously are in no form or shape to pay such a big amount and can only afford around £50 million for Wilfried Zaha.
But clearly, Palace are not ready to budge and they have made it clear that the winger will not be sold this summer if their demands are not met.
And according to Clinton Morrison, Man United are the main reason why the Selhurst Park outfit are not letting Wilfried Zaha leave so easily.
The ex-Eagles striker told talkSPORT(as reported by Goal): “Every Palace fan will be happy if Wilfried Zaha stays.
“I think he’ll come back and be the same model professional he is and churn out performances.
“I think he’ll eventually get his move. He and the chairman have a close relationship so eventually, Wilf will say to the chairman and say please let me go.
“He has come out and said that, but he signed a new deal just over a year ago and he’s still got four years to go.
“So the chairman is in a comfortable position not to make him go and he’s got to do what’s right for the football club.
“£80m [for Zaha] is a lot of money. I would say £60m is about right, but I don’t think he’ll let him go for that. He’s got another four years left on his contract so the chairman is in a good position.
“Obviously Wilfried wants to play at a bigger club and wants to play at a higher level, and I totally get that because he’s a fantastic footballer.
“But I believe Wilf will still be a Palace player come the end of the window.”
Wilfried Zaha was Palace’s best player last season so naturally, the club will want to get as much money out of his transfer fee as possible. But the Gunners just cannot afford to pay £80 million during the current transfer window.
