da casino： Crystal Palace star Wilfried Zaha’s agent Pini Zahavi is attempting to broker a deal that would take the forward to Tottenham Hotspur, per The Mirror.
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da prosport bet： The former Manchester United man is said to have linked up with Zahavi as he bids to seal a move away from Selhurst Park.
Zaha attempted to leave in the summer, handing in a transfer request amid interest from Arsenal and Everton, but no deal eventually materialised. Spurs are said to have had an interest in the attacker then, too, per The Mirror.
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However, Spurs are not said to be willing to go near the Eagles’ asking price of £80m, which would smash Tottenham’s current transfer record of £53.8m, and are currently looking at cheaper options at the turn of the year.
Nevertheless, Zaha remains keen, per the report, on moving to a club that can compete for Champions League football.
A luxury buy
While a player Jurgen Klopp labelled as “world-class” last season could well be an excellent addition and offer something of a wildcard in attack, one has to feel that he isn’t the player they currently need.
Spurs have deficiencies in defence – they have conceded the joint-most goals in the top-half of the league – and in defensive midfield, with Eric Dier struggling to stamp his authority on games.
He has averaged a Premier League rating, per WhoScored, of just 6.63.
To move for Zaha, then, would be ignoring the major issues.
Not only would he be an expensive acquisition, but he would also be something of a luxury signing.
The club’s recruitment team really needs to focus on recruiting players in other areas.
Meanwhile, Spurs are monitoring a 16-goal star who wants to move to the Premier League.