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title: "Deal for Zaha is now ‘dead’ – Why Everton are right to walk away"
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language: "en-GB"
author: "Elliott Cuff"
section: "Feature Writers"
published: "2019-08-07T12:20:21Z"
modified: "2019-08-07T15:03:15Z"
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# Deal for Zaha is now ‘dead’ – Why Everton are right to walk away

Following reports that Everton’s latest bid for Crystal Palace star Wilfried Zaha has been rejected, new reports suggest that a deal is now dead after Palace demanded £100million for the forward.

We [covered the reports](https://readeverton.com/2019/08/07/everton-zaha-bid-rejected-should-they-return-with-another-offer/) that claimed Palace had rejected an offer of £70million and both James McCarthy and Cenk Tosun for the Ivory Coast international, while The Guardian’s Ed Aarons is now reporting that the Eagles want £100million for Zaha.

The 26-year old is said to be furious after the club promised him that they would accept a reasonable offer for him last summer, and he is now holding out for a European transfer.

### Read Everton Verdict

Despite having just written a piece declaring my support for Everton’s big-money spending on Zaha, claiming that it was a move that signalled the club’s intent, I now feel that making such a large offer is unwise.

![Christopher Lee/Getty Images Sport](https://media.readeverton.com/readeverton/2019/08/1148688521.jpg)

Palace have long maintained that £80million would be enough to tempt them into selling but if they have now retracted that and demanded an additional £20million, the Toffees are right to walk away.

Even though the club have vast funds to spend and both a manager and owner willing to go the extra mile to land their desired target, Palace shouldn’t be allowed to make a mockery of Everton by upping their demands.

The Eagles are well within their rights to demand premium fees for their star players, but in raising their price even higher despite their demands being met, it indicates a sign of bad faith.

Zaha’s own frustrations are a clear sign of that, and whereas the forward would have comfortably improved the club’s squad, I think Everton are best suited turning to alternative targets before the transfer deadline.