Ebereechi Eze has written a first four-year contract with Arsenal that also contains an extension option of one year with the English International to wear the number 10 shirt
Arsenal has confirmed the £ 67.5 million conquest of Crystal Palace attacking midfielder Ebereechi Eze. The international of England has written a first four -year contract that also contains an extension option of one year.
Mikel Arteta said: “We are absolutely pleased to bring Ebereechi to Arsenal. He is a powerful and exciting player who will give us a new dimension in our attacking game.
“What is striking if his talent and intelligence as a player is the way he has worked hard throughout his career to get where he is today.
“His journey, his mentality and his ambition are exactly what we want in our team, and we love how much it means for him and his family to join our club. We are all looking forward to working with Ebereechi soon.”
Eze -who closed North London Rivals Tottenham to make the switch to the Gunners -was presented to the Arsenal fans in the Emirates Stadium on the field for the Premier League collision of Saturday evening with Leeds.
The £ 67.5 million package represents a club record sale for Crystal Palace. He is the seventh summer signing of the Gunners and the expenditure of the club has now surpassed a record of £ 260 million.
The 27-year-old is wearing the number 10-shirt in North London that was previously released by Arsenal as a 13-year-old.
Sports director Andrea Berta, who played a fundamental role in carrying out the transfer next to Tim Lewis, added: “We are so happy to have completed this deal to bring eBereechi to Arsenal. Ebereechi is a creative and explosive talent with an enormous technical level of his quality and his experience also with his experience player, with his experience.
“There has been excellent teamwork in the club to let this transfer take place and we are sure that Ebereechi will be an important addition to our team while we will continue to build for success.”
Palace has issued a statement in which Eze was thanked for his services to the club. Chairman Steve Parish said: “For five years here, Ebereechi has been an incredible presence, which had a huge impact on Crystal Palace Football Club and was an inspiration for the people in South London.
“Ebereechi's Journey is really incredible: from releasing several clubs, to scoring the last winning goal and helping the club to bring his first big trophy in 164 years, he is a huge inspiration and role model.
“Just as important, and no less inspiration, EBS is a great person, always positive, always a positive presence and modest in his dealings with everyone, who regularly gives his time to the charity of the club and other philanthropy. He embodies everything that is good about the modern football player.
“We, as a club, will always keep EBs in our hearts and wish him all the success for the future. He will always be welcome in Selhurst Park.”