Crystal Palace recorded a third Premier League victory in five matches on Saturday by impressively beating West Brom 2-0 at the Hawthorns.

Goals from Wilfried Zaha and Andros Townsend secured Sam Allardyce’s men a seventh league win of the campaign, and indeed brought them out of the bottom three at the expense of Middlesbrough, who lost 2-0 at Stoke on the same day.

And it looks like Premier League survival will be the minimum Palace need to achieve this season to keep winger Zaha beyond the summer, as reports over the weekend have linked him once again with a move to title contenders Tottenham.

Spurs boss Mauricio Pochettino is believed to be a big fan of the Ivorian international, who has netted five goals and laid on six assists in 24 league appearances for Palace this term.

And with Zaha being one of the Eagles’ star performers this season, Palace may find it difficult to resist the £30 million Spurs seem willing to spend on the 24-year-old, although they could bring in several other players in a bid to bolster their squad.

Thus, here are THREE players that Palace could spent the Zaha money on in the summer…

James McCarthy

While a direct replacement for Zaha would be beneficial, they arguably have a few in their ranks anyway in the form of Andros Townsend, Jeffrey Schlupp, and Jason Puncheon.

Thus, a central midfielder could be top of Allardyce’s list come the summer, and one man they should look at is Everton’s James McCarthy, who has started just seven times in the Premier League under Ronald Koeman this term.

The Republic of Ireland international was linked with a move away from Goodison Park earlier in the season, and with the arrival of Morgan Schneiderlin, as well as the return from international duty of Idrissa Gueye, it’s difficult to see him getting regular football on Merseyside.

Thus, Palace could be the ideal destination for McCarthy to get regular minutes, as well as keeping him in contention for the Ireland national team.

Leonardo Ulloa

Fraizer Campbell has made just eight Premier League appearances this season, none of which have been starts, while Connor Wickham has made four starts in the league, but only added another four off the bench.

Thus, with loan signing Loic Remy having missed most of the campaign through injury, Palace are heavily reliant on Christian Benteke, who is their top-scorer with nine this season, four more than the next best James McArthur and Wilfried Zaha.

And, as a result, Allardyce may look to bring in another forward in a bid to bolster his options as well as take the workload off Benteke’s shoulders, and one man who could do just that is Leicester’s Leonardo Ulloa.

The 30-year-old managed 19 goals in his first two seasons at the King Power Stadium, including six in their title-winning campaign last time out, but he has only managed 12 league appearances for the Foxes this term, of which just one was a start.

Ulloa hasn’t featured for the Foxes since the start of January so is clearly out of favour – Sunderland were linked with him in January, and so could be on the move in the summer.

Matt Ritchie

There was much speculation throughout January that Newcastle were looking to bring Andros Townsend back to St James’ Park, just six months after selling him to Palace for £13 million.

And, if Rafa Benitez and his side want to reignite their interest in the England international come the summer, Palace could use Matt Ritchie as a bargaining tool given how impressive he has been for the Magpies this term.

The 27-year-old moved to the North East last summer from Bournemouth, and has scored nine goals and laid on seven assists to help Newcastle to top spot in the Championship, and all but securing their place in the Premier League next term.

Ritchie has proven credentials in the top-flight given his one-year spell with Bournemouth, having netted four times and laid on six assists, and he’d be exactly the sort of signing which would galvanise the Palace faithful ahead of the new season.