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Nizaar Kinsella

Wilfried Zaha: Lazio hoping to dash Crystal Palace hopes with lure of Champions League

Lazio hope the lure of Champions League football will convince Wilfried Zaha to snub a new contract at Crystal Palace and move to Italy.

Zaha has become a free agent after his Palace contract expired at the end of June and he is still considering his future.

The 30-year-old has offers from Lazio, Fenerbahce and Al-Nassr, while Palace remain hopeful he will sign a new £200,000-a-week contract to stay at Selhurst Park.

Zaha has always wanted to play in the Champions League and Lazio have qualified for Europe’s elite competition next season after finishing second in Serie A.

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But Palace can offer Zaha a bigger financial package than both Lazio and Fenerbahce, while the Ivory Coast international is reluctant to move to Saudi Arabia despite having a chance to play alongside Cristiano Ronaldo at Al-Nassr.

Zaha has more than 400 appearances for Palace, who have offered him a new four-year deal.

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