Bolton and Crystal Palace 'way apart in valuation' of Wilfried Zaha

A verbal offer from Bolton Wanderers for Crystal Palace's highly rated winger Wilfried Zaha has been rejected out of hand by the Championship club. The Bolton manager, Owen Coyle, confirmed on Monday that a bid had been lodged that he deemed to be "fair" for the 19-year-old, who has scored five goals in 32 appearances this term and impressed as Palace reached the semi-finals of the Carling Cup. Yet Zaha, a product of the London club's academy who has also attracted interest from Liverpool and Newcastle United, recently signed a new long-term contract at Selhurst Park and, under no financial pressure to sell, Palace considered the amount on offer derisory. "We have made an offer, but I don't think it is to the value that the Crystal Palace [co-] chairman [Steve Parish] wants," Coyle said. "We felt it was fair for where a very talented young player is at the moment. I always put what I think is a fair value on a player and if we get to it, great. If we don't, then we have to accept that we are not going to pay what we would believe would be over the odds. "But he is such a talented young player and he will get better. There is scope for improvement. He has got pace and unbelievable quality and natural attributes. We would love for that to come to fruition, but at the moment it looks as if we are a way apart in terms of valuation."