Wilfried Zaha has handed in a transfer request in a bid to push through a move from Crystal Palace.

Zaha is desperate to leave Selhurst Park and has now taken matters into his own hands ahead of tomorrow’s 5pm transfer deadline.

Everton have made a string of offers for Zaha rejected, the latest being £70m plus Cenk Tosun and James McCarthy.

Wilfried Zaha is fuming after Crystal Palace rejected a huge bid for him from Everton

Everton have now had a £30million bid for Arsenal forward Alex Iwobi rejected

McCarthy is now on the verge of joining Palace in a separate deal while Everton have also made a £30m move for Arsenal’s Alex Iwobi in their bid to bring in attacking reinforcements ahead of the transfer window closing.

Zaha received assurances from chairman Steve Parish that Palace would not stand in his way this summer if a reasonable offer came in.

But he feels that promise has been broken by Palace’s refusal to sell following Everton’s huge offer and the south Londoners’ huge demands are pricing him out of a move.

Palace now have a dilemma on their hands over whether to continue to stand their ground or relent and do business after Zaha stepped up his bid to secure a summer move with the clock ticking down.

Zaha was told by Palace that he could leave the club this summer but Palace have dug in

Everton turned to attacking midfielder Iwobi, who scored his first Arsenal goal at Goodison Park in 2016, after hitting a wall in their attempts to land Zaha.

Their opening bid for Iwobi, understood to be an initial £25m with the other £5m made up of add-ons, has been rejected by Arsenal.

The Toffees are now expected to return with an improved bid as they attempt to land a new attacker before Friday's 5pm deadline.

But Palace are standing their ground and are refusing to entertain selling unless they receive an offer that is too good to turn down.

The club were adamant that they would not lose both of their prized assets, Aaron Wan-Bissaka and Zaha, this summer.

Everton's sights have now been retrained on Iwobi after being priced out of a move for Zaha

Having sold right-back Wan-Bissaka to Manchester United for an initial £45m, their resolve to hang on to Zaha has strengthened.

The Eagles were even considering offering Zaha improved terms on his current contract, which runs until 2023, in a bid to appease him.

Roy Hodgson was also considering another potential sweetener by offering him a more central role in his attack this season.

The 26-year-old returned to the club on Monday after being given an extended holiday period following his participation at the Africa Cup of Nations.

Palace chairman Steve Parish (right, with Zaha at an NBA game in London) is refusing to lose Zaha after seeing prized asset Aaron Wan-Bissaka leave to join Manchester United

But Palace have now negotiated a separate £8m deal with Everton for McCarthy, who is set to undergo a medical at Selhurst Park before signing a three-year deal.

Palace are also on the verge of completing a season-long loan deal for Real Betis midfielder Victor Camarasa, while Everton are hoping to land full-back Djibril Sidibe on a temporary deal from Monaco.

Arsenal have bolstered their attacking options this summer with the club-record £72m signing of Nicolas Pepe to increase the competition that Iwobi will be facing at the Emirates.

With manager Marco Silva desperate to bring in another forward player, Everton have identified Iwobi as one player who could be obtainable this window.