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title: "Dean Windass believes Everton and Ancelotti will make move for £40.5m forward"
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# Dean Windass believes Everton and Ancelotti will make move for £40.5m forward

In an exclusive interview with [The Transfer Tavern](https://www.footballtransfertavern.com/everton-fc-news/exclusive-dean-windass-thinks-ancelotti-would-consider-move-for-zaha-e107/), former Premier League striker Dean Windass spoke about Everton.

The former Hull City forward hinted that the club could make a move for Crystal Palace winger Wilfried Zaha in the summer.

> *“They’ve done well this season, I called it they’d get relegated this year.*
>
> *“He’s been there since he was a kid, but does he want another relegation battle next season – or does he want to be pushing for sixth or seventh with Everton, or someone like that? Technically in the wide areas, Ancelotti is probably looking for somebody like that.”*
>
> Dean Windass on Wilfried Zaha speaking with The Transfer Tavern

It would certainly pose an interesting transfer given the clubs previous interest in Zaha.

Everton had initially been linked with a move for Zaha back in [2019](https://www.express.co.uk/sport/football/1328326/Everton-transfer-news-Wilfried-Zaha-deal-Darren-Bent-James-Rodriguez) when the Ivorian asked to leave boyhood club Crystal Palace.

However, the Toffees opted for Alexander Iwobi instead in a move that hasn’t quite worked out as well as hoped.

Zaha is a talented forward and most fans know this, but this last year he tried to force a move from Palace.

The winger [hasn’t signed a new deal](https://www.skysports.com/football/news/11706/11473245/wilfried-zaha-signs-new-deal-with-crystal-palace-until-2023) in almost three years and it is likely he will leave at the end of the season.

A deal for Zaha would likely be in excess of his current £40.5million market value according to [Transfermarkt](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/wilfried-zaha/marktwertverlauf/spieler/145988).

Windass thought process does make sense – Ancelotti is in need of a right-winger and Zaha could be perfect.

James Rodriguez has done really well to fill in there but doesn’t possess the pace he once used too.

The summer transfer window is a just around the corner, and [Everton will likely be very busy](https://readeverton.com/2021/04/17/romano-on-ancelotti-and-kean/).