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Manchester United are set to launch another bid for Wilfried Zaha as they bid to re-sign the Crystal Palace attacker, per The Sun.

What’s the word?

United signed Zaha from Palace in 2013 but he struggled under the management of David Moyes, making just two substitute appearances in the league in 2013/14. He was eventually sold back to the Eagles in 2015.

However, the report claims that United lead the race for the Ivory Coast international and that they could launch a fresh offer next summer.

Any deal would cost around £70m; Zaha, of course, handed in a transfer request in the summer amid rumours of a move to either Arsenal or Everton but ended up staying at Selhurst Park.

Lazy scouting

Surely United can do better than merely going back in for a spare part that never had any real impact at Old Trafford?

The report claims that the club are crying out for his pace and creativity but they signed Daniel James in the summer from Swansea City for exactly that purpose.

On top of that, they also have the likes of Anthony Martial, Marcus Rashford and Mason Greenwood. All three can be categorised as having both raw speed and creativity.

It’s easy, of course, for United to believe that Zaha would come running back at the drop of a hat because he potentially has something to prove.

And that could well be true. He made just four senior appearances for United.

But his form this season doesn’t exactly speak to a £70m asking price; he has yet to score in the Premier League and has provided just two assists.

Bringing him in would be a lazy bit of scouting from United and a potentially expensive mistake.