Wilfried Zaha has reportedly told Crystal Palace he wants to join Arsenal, his childhood club.

LONDON, ENGLAND - OCTOBER 28: Wilfried Zaha of Crystal Palace celebrates scoring his sides second goal during the Premier League match between Crystal Palace and West Ham United at Selhurst Park on October 28, 2017 in London, England. (Photo by Bryn Lennon/Getty Images)
LONDON, ENGLAND – OCTOBER 28: Wilfried Zaha of Crystal Palace celebrates scoring his sides second goal during the Premier League match between Crystal Palace and West Ham United at Selhurst Park on October 28, 2017 in London, England. (Photo by Bryn Lennon/Getty Images)

Arsenal have been linked with Wilfried Zaha since before he moved to Manchester United in 2013 for £10.58m.

Now worth around £40m, Palace want £80m for him which is an amount they won’t get from Arsenal.

The Daily Mail report in an exclusive that he “has told Crystal Palace he wants to join Arsenal this summer and urged them to reach an agreement with the club he supported as a boy.”

However, they also report that “Palace have struck a deal worth more than £50million with Manchester United for Aaron Wan-Bissaka and are determined that only one of their academy graduates will be allowed to leave.”

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Daily Mail, Saturday 29 June 2019

The player is not prepared to accept that, according to the report, but he might have to unless Arsenal can find a way to get Palace to drop their demands.

Arsenal could offer players in exchange for Zaha to drive is price down, but even then they’re still going to have to find a large chunk of change as well.

Under contract until 2023, the 26-year-old scored 10 and assisted 10 in the Premier League last season.

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