Crystal Palace have a transfer replacement in mind for star winger Wilfried Zaha if Chelsea's interim sporting director and new owner Todd Boehly was to make a bold Neymar decision.
The Blues are in the process of trying to finish off their transfer window with a flurry, and now that the defensive issues are set to be solved with the imminent Wesley Fofana signing, all focus and attention will turn to matters further up the pitch. Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang's £22million move is looking like being back on the cards after the west Londoners reportedly had second thoughts on pursuing such a deal for a 33-year-old who is demanding a lengthy contract.
But with Callum Hudson-Odoi already gone out of the doors temporarily to Bayer Leverkusen on loan and Hakim Ziyech hoping to do the same with Ajax, Chelsea needs to put the work in now with less than two days to go to fill in the apparent gaps vacated in the squad. Zaha's name has come into the fray, and despite Chelsea making late efforts to pull off this transfer swoop for the Ivorian, football.london understands that it is unlikely at this stage, with the 29-year-old reluctant to ruin a good relationship with Crystal Palace chairman Steve Parish.
