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French Ligue 1 side Marseille have become the latest club to express an interest in Crystal Palace winger Wilfried Zaha.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Ivorian winger is wanted by several clubs who wish to take advantage of his contract situation at Selhurst Park to pounce when he becomes a free agent this summer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

But Zaha is only keen on a club that will allow him to compete at the highest level, including the Champions League.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Marseille could offer 30-year-old Champions League football next season after a 3-1 win over Troyes on Sunday lifted them into second place in Ligue 1.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The result put them eight points behind leaders Paris Saint-Germain and gave them the edge on Lens and Monaco, with the top three entering Europe’s elite competition.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Read more: Conor Gallagher to decide Chelsea’s future after talks with new manager<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Given his desire to test himself in the Champions League, Marseille could be an attractive option.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Premier League leaders Arsenal remain interested in Zaha, as rising stars Reiss Nelson and Folarin Balogun could depart this summer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Top six hopefuls Aston Villa are pushing for Nelson, along with Brighton, while there’s also interest from both Fulham and West Ham. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Zaha recently rebuffed a lucrative offer from Saudi Arabian club Al-Ittihad and intended to try and stay at the highest levels in Europe. However, the Ivorian does not want to move to the Middle East at this stage of his career despite the Saudi league leaders offering a staggering \u00a39million-a-season after-tax deal.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Cristiano Ronaldo’s new club Al-Nassr have also shown interest in Zaha, who is currently ruled out for three to four weeks due to an injury.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

French Ligue 1 side Marseille have become the latest club to express an interest in Crystal Palace winger Wilfried Zaha. The Ivorian winger is wanted by several clubs who wish to take advantage of his contract situation at Selhurst Park to pounce when he becomes a free agent this summer. But Zaha is only keen on a club that will allow him to compete at the highest level, including the Champions League. Marseille could offer 30-year-old Champions League football next season after a 3-1 win over Troyes on Sunday lifted them into second place in Ligue 1. The result put them eight points behind leaders Paris Saint-Germain and gave them the edge on Lens and Monaco, with the top three entering Europe’s elite competition. Read more: Conor Gallagher to decide Chelsea’s future after talks with new manager Given his desire to test himself in the Champions League, Marseille could be an attractive option. Premier League leaders Arsenal remain interested in Zaha, as rising stars Reiss Nelson and Folarin Balogun could depart this summer. Top six hopefuls Aston Villa are pushing for Nelson, along with Brighton, while there’s also interest from both Fulham and West Ham.  Zaha recently rebuffed a lucrative offer from Saudi Arabian club Al-Ittihad and intended to try and stay at the highest levels in Europe. However, the Ivorian does not want to move to the Middle East at this stage of his career despite the Saudi league leaders offering a staggering \u00a39million-a-season after-tax deal. Cristiano Ronaldo’s new club Al-Nassr have also shown interest in Zaha, who is currently ruled out for three to four weeks due to an injury.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":7,"featured_media":14325,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[13,159,218,223],"tags":[120,347,119],"class_list":["post-14323","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-football","category-football-news","category-premier-league-football-news","category-transfers","tag-crystal-palace","tag-marseille","tag-wilfried-zaha"],"yoast_head":"\nMarseille join Arsenal in the chase for Wilfried Zaha - Matchplug Blog<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/matchplug.com\/blog\/marseille-join-arsenal-in-the-chase-for-wilfried-zaha\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Marseille join Arsenal in the chase for Wilfried Zaha - Matchplug Blog\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"French Ligue 1 side Marseille have become the latest club to express an interest in Crystal Palace winger Wilfried Zaha. 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