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​Palace chief Parish confirms new Zaha contract

Crystal Palace chairman Steve Parish has confirmed that star winger Wilfried Zaha will be handed a new contract in the summer. Zaha has been in sensational form for Crystal Palace this term and due to his fine performances, the winger has managed to attract the interest from Tottenham Hotspur.

Palace would surely not want to lose Zaha anytime soon though and the Eagles' chairman Steve Parish has gone on to admit that the club will hold talks with the Ivory Coast international over a new deal in order to secure his long term future at Selhurst Park.

Parish said: "He did get a new contract last summer. I don't think it's about necessarily if other people are interested in him. It's about the value of the player and the value of the player within the squad. We've got other players earning certain amounts and that all has to come into consideration.

"Anybody would accept that Wilfried has developed as a player this season. Six goals, nine assists, by far his best tally in the Premier League. So you've got to look at that. As club owners and chairmen, you want to keep everyone happy.

"We don't want Wilfried just to stay here just because we tell him he's got to stay here. We want him to have the right deal for him, commensurate to where he's got to in his professional career. So that is what we'll be sitting down and talking about."

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