Crystal palace make zaha demand in talks with Man Utd over wan bissaka

Manchester United inserted a 20% sell-on clause in Wilfried Zaha’s contract (Picture: Getty)
Crystal Palace want Manchester United to remove a sell-on fee in Wilfried Zaha’s contract as a sweetener in talks to sign Eagles defender Aaron Wan-Bissaka.

United had an opening bid of around £40m turned down for Wan-Bissaka as Palace value him at closer to £60m.

The Red Devils are expected to return with an improved bid but are unlikely to stretch as far as Palace’s £60m valuation of the 21-year-old.

Manchester City paid £50m for Kyle Walker in 2017, making him the most expensive English defender of all-time.

United are desperate to sign the defender but feel a £60m fee is steep and the Guardian report that Palace are exploring other ways of making the difference up.


Wan-Bissaka is valued at £60m (Picture: Getty)
One potential way being touted is the suggestion that United could remove a sell-on fee in Zaha’s contract that would give Palace full rights to a future fee if he is sold.

United insisted on a 20% sell-on clause when they allowed Zaha to return to Selhurst Park in 2015 and could pocket as much as £16m if a club meets Palace’s £80m valuation for the winger this summer.

Removing the clause would essentially take Palace to their valuation for Wan-Bissaka and the Eagles would then be more inclined to let the defender move to Old Trafford.

Wan-Bissaka, for his part, has made it clear that he feels the chance to join United is a ‘once in a lifetime’ opportunity.

The defender will not hand in a transfer request to leave Selhurst Park but is hopeful that a fee will be agreed in the coming weeks.

Wan-Bissaka is currently on international duty with England’s U21s but he wants his future resolved before he embarks on his summer holidays before returning for pre-season.