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According to an exclusive report from The Telegraph, Everton are willing to pay £60m + Cenk Tosun in order to land Crystal Palace forward Wilfried Zaha this summer, although Chelsea and Arsenal are also interested.

The Ivory Coast international enjoyed an impressive 2018/19 campaign with the Eagles, in which he netted 10 goals and grabbed five assists in 34 Premier League appearances.

Where does Zaha play best?

There is no denying the 5 foot 11 attacker's talent, but if Marco Silva is preparing to use Zaha as a central striker should any potential deal get done, then the Toffees would be making an error.

Intriguingly, the 26-year-old forward played all across the front-line for Palace last term, appearing as a central striker 18 times, a left forward 12 times, and on the right twice.

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However, it was on the left where the Palace No.11 fared best, netting an eye-catching six goals in 12 games - averaging a goal every two games he plays in that role.

Contrastingly, Zaha didn't have as much success in the middle.

Should not be viewed as a permanent centre-forward option 

He only managed to find the back of the net three times in his 18 games as a centre-forward, which works out at a quite poor average of a goal every six games.

Of course, the Ivorian is versatile, good enough to mix it up mid-game and would be able to cause chaos alongside Richarlison given the fact that the Brazilian can also play in a number of attacking roles.

However, if Silva is thinking of utilising Zaha as an out-and-out central striker to aid his current woes in that position, he should think again.

Everton only currently have Tosun and Dominic Calvert-Lewin as natural options for that specific role, and both of them didn't enjoy the best of times in front of goal last term - the Turkey international netted just three times in the league, whilst Calvert-Lewin hit double that sum with six.

Those numbers just aren't good enough for a side as ambitious as Everton currently are, but if Silva does think his £60m transfer target could potentially fare much better in the centre, he hasn't quite done his homework.

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