Zaha was pushing for an exit from Selhurst Park this summer and it was widely expected that he would make a big-money move away. Arsenal were the front-runners in the chase for the Ivorian, but their initial bid of £40m was laughed away by Crystal Palace. Palace were holding out for a fee closer to £80m and it was thought Arsenal would return with a bigger bid. However, the Gunners signed Zaha's compatriot Nicolas Pepe from Lille instead. Zaha still had the chance to join Everton, but their bid was also rebuffed by Palace and the Toffees ended up nabbing Arsenal's Alex Iwobi on deadline day. John Salako, who made 215 appearances for Palace between 1986 and 1995, thinks neither of the...
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