Chairman Steve Parish says Ivory Coast winger Wilfried Zaha can leave – but only if the the deal works for Crystal Palace.
Palace reportedly turned down offers from Arsenal and Everton in the summer window as they value the attacker at around £80m.
Parish told the Daily Mail that Zaha deserves to play for a top club but only if the price is right and the Eagles have a replacement.
“I’m sure it has a happy ending for everybody. That’s what I want to generate and I’m sure we’ll make that happen,” said Parish.
“The situation was not right for anybody this summer. We didn’t have a bid of the value we place on the player.
“I’ve watched him every week for 10 years – he scored the first goal in the first game after we bought the club when he was 16. So there’s even a bit of me that wants to see what he can do at a top club, and I certainly wouldn’t want to be the person who stopped that.
“I feel he deserves to get there. I hope it happens and sometimes it mystifies me he’s not up there already.”
He added: “We’re lucky to have him. But if that top club comes along and the money’s right, he’s an extraordinary talent and it’s going to be very difficult for us.
“Wilfried won’t be here forever, and we must be ready for him to go, if he does go. The last day of the transfer window, however, is not going to be it.”