Crystal Palace boss Roy Hodgson insists there's no plans to sell Wilfried Zaha this month.

Zaha is being linked with Chelsea.

But Hodgson says: “Wilf is not for sale - we aren't trying to sell Wilfried Zaha.

“We want to keep Wilfried Zaha.

"What assurance can people give? I have the assurance there is no one in the club that wants to sell Wilfried Zaha, but of course you never know where bids are going to come from.

"I suppose every time there is a serious bid for one of your players the board of directors needs to take it seriously.

“It's certainly not something we're looking for and, by the same token, everyone at the club is aware we need strengthening, we need some help in terms of our group of players because there are certain areas we don't have the cover or competition we need.

"And I believe they will be trying to help put that right, too, but if you say: 'Have you got assurances?' Well you can't get assurances unfortunately, you can only get people agreeing with you that this is what needs to be done and this should be the next step for us going forward.

“And then hope that it leads to some players coming through the door that you want, that will make your squad stronger, increase the competition and, most importantly, perhaps prevent us finding ourselves in the current situation."