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Sam Allardyce has claimed Wilfried Zaha is worth more than £40million.

But the Crystal Palace boss hopes the Ivory Coast winger has learned from his Manchester United nightmare and will sign a new deal at Selhurst Park instead of leaving this summer.

Wednesday night’s visitors Tottenham failed with a £12m bid to sign Zaha last summer – with Eagles chairman Steve Parish branding the offer “ridiculous”.

Spurs instead paid Newcastle £30m for midfielder Mo Sissoko, while Manchester City spent £49m for Liverpool winger Raheem Sterling a year earlier.

Asked if he expected any price for Zaha to be more than £40m, Allardyce said: “Personally, in today’s market, absolutely yes.

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"I hope nobody bids it.”

Zaha — who never started a league match for United in two years on their books after they signed him in January 2013 — is under contract until 2020 on £35,000 a week, and Parish has promised to offer him a new deal when Palace’s Premier League status is assured.

Striker Christian Benteke is the Eagles squad's highest earner on £110,000-a-week – more than any player is getting at White Hart Lane.

Allardyce added of Zaha: “We would hope he would realise he should stay at Palace for the forseeable future.

“He needs to stay here and play every week.”