Liverpool tracking Wilfried Zaha despite Crystal Palace star being a Manchester United flop
Reds reported to be lining up a sensational move for the winger
WILFRIED Zaha could head to Merseyside in January with Liverpool targeting the Crystal Palace winger.
The Reds are lining up a sensational move for the former Manchester United flop according to .
Palace are 17th in the Premier League table and just one point off the relegation zone but Zaha has impressed Anfield scouts with his recent performances.
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He has scored twice in his last five Palace games and is joint second in the Prem assists table after setting up six strikes so far this term.
Zaha was the subject of a failed £15million Tottenham bid last summer, with White Hart Lane boss Mauricio Pochettino a long-term admirer.
He joined the Palace academy as a 12-year-old, earning his first-team debut in 2010.
He caught the attention of Manchester United who signed him on loan in 2013 but his Old Trafford stay was short-lived after he fell out of favour with then boss David Moyes.
Liverpool are set to lose top scorer Sadio Mane with the Senegalese star off to the Africa Cup of Nations in January.
Boss Jurgen Klopp may look to boost his attacking options with his side chasing Chelsea at the top of the Premier league.
Zaha has played for England at youth levels but has enquired about switching allegiance to Ivory Coast, the country of his birth. That may see him also head to Gabon in January if Three Lions boss Gareth Southgate fails in his attempt to persuade the winger to stick with England.
Palace still owe Liverpool £5m from their summer purchase of Christian Benteke in a club-record deal worth £32m.
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