Roy Hodgson is not surprised by continuous speculation over Wilfried Zaha's future - but the Crystal Palace manager insists such talk does not interest him in the slightest.
Zaha pushed for a move away from Palace in the summer with Everton and Arsenal both interested, but the winger remained at Selhurst Park.
The Ivory Coast star is under contract until 2023, but fresh transfer speculation surfaced on Thursday linking the 27-year-old with a summer move to Chelsea.
Zaha has found form of late after a quiet start to the season, scoring against Liverpool and Burnley as the Eagles sit seventh in the Premier League table.
Despite constant questions being asked about Zaha's future, Hodgson says he is unconcerned ahead of the January transfer window.
"As I've said on many occasions, when you have a player of that quality, it's not surprising when they're coveted," Hodgson told reporters.
"But he's a Crystal Palace player, he's under contract to us. No one here is anxious or desirous to sell him. But sometimes bids come in which are very difficult for the clubs to deal with.
"The speculation doesn't interest me at all. I've been here two and a bit years now and there's been speculation about him from the very moment I stepped through the door.
"He's still playing for Crystal Palace and still doing a wonderful job."
Additional reporting by PA.
parisriggsman
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i don't think I want him in Chelsea
Nesaiknruy_Legend
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Zaha is not the answer to our problems. He is a glorified Saint Maximin who cost Newcastle like 12 million pounds. No way should we be considering anything more than a 40 million bid for Zaha. The names I want to see for different reasons is either Ziyech or Sancho. If there is a cheaper hidden gem out there with a left foot for right wing then I wouldnt mind them either. But Zaha is just another left winger to add and 1 that isnt better than Pulisic. We have Pulisic, Odoi and Mount who can play left. Do we need any more? Right winger is priority and Ziyech and Sancho play there or can play there.
Vikash Mishra
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I don't think we need Zaha because we already have competition in LW. I am worried why there is no speculation for defenders, we really want some experience defender to enrich our young talents.