Ian Wright believes Crystal Palace winger Wilfried Zaha could “easily” play for Arsenal or Tottenham.
Zaha, 25, has been the Eagles’ standout player this term by helping them climb out of the bottom three.
Palace face a fight to keep hold of their star man next month amid Manchester City and Arsenal interest.
And Gunners legend Wright wants Palace to build a team around Zaha.
He said: “I told Steve Parish ‘you’ve got to kind of get a Matt Le Tissier vibe going with Wilf’.
“Get him there, sign him up. You’ve got the money, you can afford to keep him there for a while and get some serious players around him.
“Build a team around him because I believe he’s somebody that loves it there.
“If he moved on, would they understand him in the way he plays? Wilf has a decision to make. If he carries on playing like that, then teams will want him.
“I know Spurs were linked and I think Arsenal have been linked and they should be. Ability wise, he’s easily good enough for Arsenal or Tottenham.
“To play in a certain system, how another team might want to play is different because I think he’s a bit of a maverick to be totally honest.
“And I feel that’s why with a club like Palace, they will let him have those reins and then you can fit people in and around him.”
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