Cost of Arsenal’s maximum Wilfried Zaha bid revealed

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Arsenal could raise their bid for Crystal Palace forward Wilfried Zaha as high as £70 million, say reports.

Wilfried Zaha

The Gunners failed with an opening £40 million offer for the Ivory Coast international on Monday but have persisted with their interest.

Sky Sports News believes that Palace value the 26-year-old at £80 million and are resistant to sell after allowing Aaron Wan-Bissaka to join Manchester United in a £50 million deal this summer.

Reporter Kaveh Solhekol has claimed that an improved bid is yet to be made but the Gunners intend to submit a new offer.

Arsenal are said to have the means to push their bid as far as £70 million, but would walk away from a deal costing them more in total.

Zaha scored 10 Premier League goals in 34 Premier League appearances for the Eagles last season.

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Alasdair Mackenzie

Alasdair Mackenzie is a freelance journalist based in Rome, and a FourFourTwo contributor since 2015. When not pulling on the FFT shirt, he can be found at Reuters, The Times and the i. An Italophile since growing up on a diet of Football Italia on Channel 4, he now counts himself among thousands of fans sharing a passion for Ross County and Lazio.