Tottenham Hotspur raise the stakes in their pursuit of Zaha (From Epsom Guardian)

Tottenham Hotspur have increased their bid to sign Crystal Palace winger Wilfried Zaha, according to reports.

The Eagles' chairman Steve Parish brushed aside Spurs' initial £12m advance last week, calling the bid "ridiculous".

However, Spurs have increased their transfer coffers with the sale of Nacer Chadli to West Brom for £13m.

Now they have upped their bid to £18m, and the transfer window closes at 11pm on Wednesday.

Zaha was a second half subsitute in Saturday's 1-1 draw with Bournemouth at Selhurst Park.

Scott Dann bagged the Eagles equaliser after Joshua King had given the Cherries a 1-0 half-time lead.

Palace are next in action on September 10 when they go to Middlesbrough.

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