Crystal Palace manager Roy Hodgson is expecting bids for Wilfried Zaha this summer, admitting he can’t be certain whether he’ll be a Palace player next season.
TEAMtalk are reporting that the winger turned striker, who is contracted to the Eagles until 2022, is expected to be hot property by Hodgson:
That will be a club issue. The fact is he is not going to stay because of my blue eyes, he will stay because he likes playing at Selhurst Park, he likes the crowd and he thinks this is the right place for him.
I suppose a lot will depend on what offers come to the club and the only thing I can say with real certainty is that nobody at the club, in particular myself and my coaching staff and the other players, want him to leave, obviously not.
Zaha has been in fine form in recent weeks, scoring four times and providing three assists since returning from injury at the start of March, including a goal in the 5-0 demolition of Leicester City on Saturday.
The Ivory Coast international has been used as a striker in recent times and has formed a good partnership with Andros Townsend which has kept Christian Benteke out of the team.
The 25-year-old is likely to be in high demand, with Tottenham Hotspur being linked with a move for the player.
