Wilfried Zaha is settled at Crystal Palace, insists boss Roy Hodgson

Roy Hodgson insists Wilfried Zaha is happy at Crystal Palace.Zaha put a host of top clubs on alert this week by revealing his ambition to play Champions League football.But Eagles boss Hodgson believes the Ivory Coast forward is settled at Selhurst Park, as evidenced by his pivotal goalscoring performance in Sundays 3-2 win at Arsenal.I think hes a very good player, but the bottom line is this: hes a Crystal Palace player, and hes certainly happy at Crystal Palace as you saw today, said Hodgson.That wasnt the performance of a guy looking to get away from his club, I would say quite the reverse.Hes on a four-year contract, hes one of our highest-paid players and hes absolutely adored by the fans and everyone in south-east London.As far as Im concerned Im looking forward to working with him not only in the near future, but Im looking forward to seeing him in the Crystal Palace shirt for many years to come.But life throws things up and well see what happens.Zaha bagged his ninth Premier League goal of the season as Palace claimed their eighth away win of the campaign at Arsenal.Christian Benteke and James McArthur were also on target as boss Hodgsons men pulled off another hugely impressive win on the road.Palace realistically know Zahas desire for Champions League football is unlikely to be realised at Selhurst Park, but Hodgson remains confident the Eagles can hold onto their top star.I dont perhaps place as much importance on those stories as I should do, said Hodgson, of Zahas Champions League comments.The question is how many players if the question is put to them would say I dont want to play Champions League football.You just congratulate the journalist, hes caught him at the right moment and extracted an honest answer out of him.If hes asked do you think youre good enough to play at a higher level and he says yes then I dont know really what I can do to gainsay that.(function(i,s,o,g,r,a,m){i['GoogleAnalyticsObject']=r;i[r]=i[r]||function(){
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