Barcelona and Bayern Munich have joined the chase for £5m-rated teen sensation Wilfried Zaha.
Crystal Palace attacker Zaha is one of the Championship’s rising stars and has begun the season in sparkling form. And the 18-year-old’s displays have caught the attention of Spanish and European champions Barca and German giants Munich.
Barca registered their interest this week after Zaha played a starring role in Palace’s derby win at bitter rivals Brighton on Tuesday night.
He bagged his fourth goal of the season and inspired Palace’s stunning late comeback from 1-0 down to win 3-1.
Meanwhile, Bayern have had Ivory Coast-born England Under-19 star Zaha watched on numerous occasions this season.
They made a shock swoop for another Football League starlet – Tranmere winger Dale Jennings – in the summer.
And the Bundesliga leaders are considering following that up with a January move for Zaha.
News of Barca and Bayern’s interest will concern the list of English clubs also tracking the pacy and tricky forward, who looks set to have a number of teams scrapping for his signature in January.
Zaha has been a long-term target for Liverpool, who are keen to continue their bid to recruit top English talent.
Moneybags Manchester City is also keen.
Both clubs sent scouts to Selhurst Park to watch Zaha star in Palace’s Carling Cup win over Championship high-fliers Middlesbrough last week.
Meanwhile, Stoke and Fulham, who had approaches for Zaha knocked back during the summer, remain interested.
Zaha penned a four-and-a- half year deal last November tying him to Palace until 2015.
But the club appears resigned to losing Zaha, their young player of the year last season, well before then.
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