January 3 2013

Wilfried Zaha

Crystal Palace chief Steve Parish insists Wilfried Zaha is staying at the club in the January transfer window.

Manchester United and Tottenham are reportedly tracking the 20-year-old winger who has become the hottest property outside the top flight after a number of brilliant displays.

But co-chairman Parish wants to keep the youngster until at least the end of the season to help the Eagles win promotion to the Premier League.

"Right now we’re concentrating on trying to get out of this league and the best way of doing that is adding to what we’ve got, not losing players," Parish told talkSPORT.

"I think he will be a Palace player until the summer. He has said himself that he really wants to get promoted with the club.

"He is a smashing kid and he has been with us since he was 12. I know he wants to help us get promoted. You can see on the pitch how hard he is trying to achieve that.

"I think he will be a Palace player until the summer and then we will look at it. Obviously, we will look at anything that anybody offers us because we would be mad not to.

"If we feel we can move the club forward from doing certain things, then we will. So, never say never. But right now we are focused on trying to keep everyone in the squad."