Tottenham Hotspur have stepped up their interest in Wilfried Zaha heading into the summer transfer window, according to reports...

What's the latest on Totteham's interest in Wilfried Zaha?

London World claim that Spurs are increasingly confident of landing the 30-year-old on a free transfer, with the Crystal Palace star yet to make a final decision on his future.

Zaha currently has less than six months to run on his £130k-per-week deal at Selhurst Park and whilst the Eagles are keen to tie him down to an extension, they have concerns about paying him more than what he's currently on as their highest earner.

It's thought that the Ivory Coast international is torn between signing for a Champions League calibre outfit and remaining in southeast London.

Premier League rivals Manchester United, a former club of his, and Jose Mourinho's AS Roma are also said to be keeping tabs on the situation.

Did Zaha nearly join Tottenham in 2016?

It's certainly not the first time that Spurs have tried to sign Zaha, with Lilywhites chairman Daniel Levy missing out on him back in 2016, having been identified as a target by then-manager Mauricio Pochettino.

Tottenham lodged a £12m bid for him, which was quickly rebuffed by Palace chief Steve Parish, who lambasted the offer as "ridiculous" and then two years later, the north Londoners tried again but laughed off the Eagles' £70m price tag.

Speaking about Spurs' offer, Parish added in an interview: "I was told that the manager there [at Tottenham] thinks he’s the next Ronaldo. Well, I’d like to get the next Ronaldo for £12m."

They could now finally get their man on a free transfer, in what would be a bold and interesting move from current sporting director Fabio Paratici. Zaha would certainly add depth to Antonio Conte's frontline, especially if Arnaut Danjuma returns to Villarreal in the summer.

The versatile forward, who can play anywhere across the frontline, remains a consistent Premier League talent, having scored at least nine goals in four of the last five seasons, and with his tally for 2022/23 currently sitting on six goals, he has every chance of making it five in six, via WhoScored.

Capable of being a "game-changer" - in the eyes of his former boss Roy Hodgson - FBref also liken the Eagles talisman to current Spurs star Dejan Kulusevski, in terms of statistical profile, whilst his 2.13 take-ons per 90 sees him rank among the top 4% of his positional peers across Europe's big five.

Zaha also sits within the top 11% for shot-creating actions and the top 4% for interceptions, so his workmanlike ability would certainly fit Conte's system to a tee.

Considering he wouldn't cost a penny in terms of a transfer fee, landing the 30-year-old in the summer could be quite shrewd business from Paratici and co, and at the same time, it would avenge Levy's big mistake from 2016.

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