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title: "Arsenal: Transfer target Wilfried Zaha reportedly wants Palace exit"
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author: "Stephan Georgiou"
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published: "2019-07-20T05:20:33Z"
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# Arsenal: Transfer target Wilfried Zaha reportedly wants Palace exit

**Arsenal’s hunt for the signature of Wilfried Zaha may have taken another twist after the forward reportedly told Crystal Palace of his desire to leave.**

According to [Sky Sports News](https://www.skysports.com/football/news/11706/11765860/wilfried-zaha-tells-crystal-palace-he-wants-to-leave-amid-arsenal-interest), Zaha has notified his club of his decision, while Sky Sports also note that Arsenal are expected to raise their bid for the Ivorian – following their initial [£40m bid](https://www.skysports.com/football/news/32461/11752748/arsenal-launch-40m-bid-for-crystal-palace-forward-wilfried-zaha) earlier this month.

![](https://cdn.footballtransfertavern.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/THE-BREAKDOWN.png)

The 26-year-old, who scored [10 times](https://www.premierleague.com/stats/top/players/goals?se=210) in the Premier League last season, has recently been involved in the African Cup of Nations with Ivory Coast, as his national side made the [quarter-finals](https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/48863475) of the competition in Egypt – where The Elephants were knocked out by Sunday’s finalists Algeria on penalties.

Sky Sports believe Zaha prefers a move to Arsenal, though the financial restraints at the club – with The Gunners [reportedly](https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/48278922) only having around £40m to spend this summer – have hampered the team’s transfer business so far, with only [one signing](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/fc-arsenal/transfers/verein/11/saison_id/2019) secured – while the club are yet (at the time of writing) to confirm a deal for Saint-Etienne defender [William Saliba](https://peuple-vert.fr/actualite/info-pvfr-mercato-william-saliba-part-pour-arsenal-contre-40-millions-deuros/).

Former Manchester United man Zaha has previous at The Emirates, [scoring](https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/47924118) in Palace’s 3-2 win towards the end of last season, which proved influential in Arsenal’s eventual [fifth-place finish](https://www.arsenal.com/first-team/tables?season=5895) in the league that saw them miss out on Champions League football for the coming season.

![](https://cdn.footballtransfertavern.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/Verdict.png)

[Goal](https://www.goal.com/en/news/arsenal-focus-remains-on-zaha-despite-30m-lucas-vazquez-link/1433p0g0nd0jn12m7m6f0hpvo4) have previously reported that Zaha remains a top target at Arsenal, and claims that the player wants to leave will surely give The Gunners a boost in any further negotiations.

Palace had reportedly previously valued Zaha at an eye-watering £120m, according to [The Sun](https://www.thesun.co.uk/sport/football/9415015/wilfried-zaha-arsenal-transfer-bid-40m-crystal-palace-rejected/) – a value which would almost double Arsenal’s [record signing](https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/42859716) (their £57.4m purchase of [Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/pierre-emerick-aubameyang/transfers/spieler/58864)).

And based on the notion that The Gunners have around a third of that sum to play with this summer, a move for Zaha has looked unlikely with that in mind – especially with other targets in the pipeline, as Arsenal close in on a Saliba deal thought to be worth around an initial [€33m](https://peuple-vert.fr/actualite/info-pvfr-mercato-william-saliba-part-pour-arsenal-contre-40-millions-deuros/) (£29.7m).

However, this latest development could see Palace receive another Gunners offer for their wantaway star.

***Arsenal fans, will the club land Zaha this summer? Join the discussion by commenting below…***