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Matt Maltby

Wilfried Zaha's agent fuels January transfer speculation as Chelsea enter race

Wilfried Zaha's agent believes the Crystal Palace winger deserves a move in January, with Chelsea the latest club to show interest in the player.

Zaha, who is valued at around £80million by Palace, wanted to leave the club last summer and was strongly linked with a move to Arsenal, with the north London club even making a bid for him.

But Palace dug their heels in and Arsenal turned their attention to Nicolas Pepe instead.

Zaha reacted by leaving his previous agency, Unique Sports Management, and appears set on exiting Selhurst Park if not in January then certainly next summer.

And the Ivorian's agent Federico Pastorello has stoked the flames by suggesting he will push for a move when the window reopens next month.

Wilfried Zaha of Crystal Palace has been linked with a January exit (Getty Images)

"I think he really deserves a new challenge and a top club, because he is really a top player," Pastorello told  Sky Sports News .

"It is surprising me because I read about a possible move in the summer but he stayed again.

"But this season he is proving that he is very focused and concentrated, so think he could be another good opportunity in the January market."

and Pastorello would not be surprised if the west Londoners stepped up their interest.

Zaha saw a summer exit away from Selhurst Park fail to materialise (REUTERS)

"There have been a lot of changes in the Premier League in terms of managers," he added.

"Sometimes when you do that you need to face his needs tactically. So expect maybe Tottenham being a bit more protagonist in the market, maybe Manchester United too.

"Let's see what happens in Chelsea too, because the ban is not sure. If they remove that they may need to do something.

"In Europe there are some clubs like Inter and AC Milan that maybe need to improve their squad."

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