According to reports on Wednesday, Arsenal are close to acquiring Eberechi Eze from Tottenham Hotspur in what could be one of the most audacious moves of the Premier League’s summer transfer window.
The 27-year-old Crystal Palace attacking midfielder appeared to be heading for Spurs’ area of north London.
However, it is now speculated that Arsenal may scuttle the deal and sign England international Eze from the Emirates after Kai Havertz was injured in a knee injury.
According to The Athletic, Arsenal and Palace had reached a definitive agreement to sign Eze, which would have cost Arsenal around the $ 68 million ($91 million) release clause and be in line with the price that Spurs were willing to pay.
After Havertz suffered a broken leg, Arsenal’s interest increased.
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The German international completed the match in the second half of Sunday’s 2-1 victory over Manchester United, but he was unable to attend Arsenal’s Wednesday open training at the Emirates.
Spurs, who won the Europa League final, finished the campaign in a lowly 17th place, one place above the relegation zone, while Premier League champions Liverpool finished second last season and are expected to contend for the title once more.
Before Palace’s Conference League play-off against Fredrikstad at home to Chelsea, Eze trained on Wednesday and played 84 minutes of the weekend draw at Chelsea. Coach Oliver Glasner said he and Eagles captain Marc Guehi would both start the European tie.
Before Chelsea, I believe many of you were unaware Marc and Ebs had started and played almost the entire game, Glasner said in a press conference prior to the game on Wednesday.
“Due to all the rumors, the majority of you will be surprised that they will start again tomorrow. They are committed, though, once more.
They are committed to the team, they have a contract here, they played a crucial role for us, and they will play a crucial role as long as they are here, according to Glasner, who also led Palace to Community Shield glory in a penalty shoot-out victory over Liverpool.
Because they are good, they are committed to the team, and they want to leave as Crystal Palace players who have always given 100% of their time, which I don’t know at the moment.
“We expect this from them until the end of their contract, whenever this is,” they said. “This is what they have done since they signed.
Guehi, the captain of the palace, will remain in contract until 2027, while Eze’s contract expires in 2027.
This noise, these rumors, Glasner said, “It’s been written for weeks, not just for three days.”
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