According to 90min, Everton ‘remain in the frame’ for Wilfried Zaha and may have to battle with Arsenal and Paris Saint-Germain to procure his signature. 90min add that the 27-year-old’s ‘asking price has made it difficult’ for the Toffees to agree a deal with Crystal Palace, however.
Everton’s pursuit of a wide-man may seem strange given Carlo Ancelotti has Bernard, Alex Iwobi, Richarlison and Theo Walcott at his disposal, but Bernard was previously offered out to AS Roma previously while Walcott is tipped to be sold this summer, so the Blues may need a replacement.
They’ve been linked with Memphis Depay, Jose Callejon, Rafa Silva, Jack Grealish, Cengiz Under, Everton Cebolinha Soares, Philippe Coutinho and Jesse Lingard, but Zaha would be a coup. The Ivorian international scored three goals and made five assists before the season was postponed due to Covid-19, creating 28 chances, making 136 successful dribbles and whipping in 54 crosses.
90min say Zaha is keen to move on from Palace, but whether Everton can pay what the Eagles require is another story. Before the turn of the year, Zaha had a valuation of £80m. Everton’s most expensive signing is Gylfi Sigurdsson (£45m from Swansea City), so it’s hard to see them nearly doubling that figure for one left-winger.