Arsenal boss Mikel Arteta turned a question on the Gunners’ interest in Wilfried Zaha into an appraisal of the Crystal Palace forward ahead of this weekend’s clash at Selhurst Park. Arsenal have long been interested in signing Zaha and they made a bid of £40million for the striker last summer.

Palace were not willing to part ways with Zaha at the start of the season, largely due to the interest coming so late in the transfer window.

The 27-year-old later admitted how he was upset at not getting the move he wished and even took some time to get over the fact he didn’t leave Crystal Palace.

That was reflected in his performances though as he failed to score in his first 12 Premier League games of the season.

He recently hired super agent Pini Zahavi to suggest he will try to force a move away this month, with Chelsea and Bayern Munich among the clubs linked with the attacker.

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