As they face a battle to sign Wilfried Zaha to a new contract, Crystal Palace have a reasonable fear of losing the African on the cheap during the next transfer window. The Selhurst Park team are keen to secure his future beyond July 2023 – which is when his current contract expires.However, the quick-footed winger could let his existing contract run down as he is reportedly not planning to sign an extension at the moment. Therefore, Zaha’s suitors are slowly reviving their interest and are hoping that his valuation will be dropping further by the end of this season.Sat 18:00: (5.20) Crystal Palace (3.70) Chelsea (1.70)Zaha’s name has become synonymous with the south London club but it is far from him not opening looking for a more ambitious club. The Ivorian will enter the final 12 months of his deal at Selhurst Park and the club will have little time (just one more transfer window) in which to collect any sort of a fee for their talisman.In 2019, Arsenal and Everton were both priced out of their attempts to bring Zaha in. Other admirers also have previously been unable to meet Palace’s demands – back then the 29-year-old Palace winger also attracted interest from the likes of Chelsea, Tottenham and Bayern Munich but none were willing to pay as much as 100 million USD.What a birthday present – Christian Eriksen played his first game in eight monthsDue to such an unrealistic approach, Palace were willing to listen to offers for Zaha last summer when he had two years left on his contract and lowered the price to as half as much (50 million USD).On the pitch, however, it seems that Zaha is enjoying working under new manager Patrick Vieira and continues to display his commitment and importance to Palace as a central figure in their new-look side.While his long-term future is maybe uncertain, Zaha looks happy and focused on the new wave at Selhurst Park – the Ivorian has scored six league goals and set up one this season. Only Chelsea loanee Conor Gallagher has scored more (7). Trouble for Newcastle – Trippier injures his foot and will be off the pitch for a while
