Zaha offered £320k a week by Saudis

WILFRIED ZAHA has a £320,000a-week offer on the table from Saudi Arabian side Al-Ittihad. The Crystal Palace forward, 30, is out of contract in the summer and is considering his future, with interest in Europe including from AC Milan.

Sportsmail understands Palace have offered Zaha the most lucrative deal in the history of the club which is worth close to £200,000 per week, including bonuses and other payments. However, interest in taking Zaha on a free transfer at the end of the season is building. The winger is purely focused on finishing the campaign as strongly as he can before making a decision on his future. It emerged last week that Al-Nassr, who signed Cristiano Ronaldo in December, were also interested in taking Zaha on a free this summer. However, their Saudi rivals Al-Ittihad are trying to gazump the move. Al-Ittihad’s offer is equivalent to £9million a year after tax in England. Palace are not giving up hope that Zaha will sign an extension at Selhurst Park at the end of the season, but the Ivory Coast star faces a tough decision over the next phase of his career. Playing in the Champions League would likely appeal but the lucrative offers from elsewhere will not be ignored. Since returning from Manchester United in 2015, Zaha has come close to leaving Palace for other top Premier League clubs. He was prevented from joining Arsenal in 2019 after Palace rejected numerous offers, then Chelsea showed concrete interest last summer. Tottenham have also shown interest in recent years.