Tottenham has tried to steal a march on Arsenal in the race to sign Crystal Palace star Ebereechi Eze – and they have one factor in their favor in the summer transfer window
Tottenham has made an attempt to beat Arsenal for the signing of Crystal Palace star Ebereechi Eze.
Confirmation that Palace will not play in the Europa League this season after the Hof van Arbitrage for Sport has maintained UEFA's pronunciation, the club has made the club vulnerable for approaches for their star players. Offensive midfielder Eze and Captain Marc Guehi now probably seem to be leaving in the summer transfer window.
Liverpool has opened conversations about the signing of Guehi and Eze is the subject of importance of North London Rivals Spurs and Arsenal. Guehi's current contract is going next summer and Eze has a release clause in his deal that has encouraged Spurs.
Eze has written a release clause of £ 68 million in his contract with the Eagles that ends on Friday. Arsenal has shredded him throughout the summer, but after having spent more than £ 200 million on new players, she has to sell players before offering them.
That plays in the hands of Tottenham, who have money available and have now opened conversations with Palace. Spurs missed the signing of Morgan Gibbs-White, who eventually signed a new deal with Nottingham Forest after their approach, and James Maddison just lost to a serious knee injury.
Manager Thomas Frank is desperate to add creative quality to his team, which is also exhausted by the departure of son Heung-Min to Lafc. Tottenham is working on a deal for Eze, but I am not going to pay his release clause of £ 68 million.
They will be stimulated by Arsenal's inability to compete, whereby the Gunners are not yet able to load unwanted players. The side of Mikel Arteta has to find buyers for people like Leandro Trossard, Fabio Vieira, Reiss Nelson, Oleksandr Zinchenko and Karl Hein, who only generated £ 8.57 million after the sale of players after the flogging from left back Nuno tavares.
However, it is still to be seen whether Eze will be willing to change his mind, after he has previously made it clear that he prefers a move to Arsenal. Just like Arsenal, Spursal can offer Champions League football after winning the Europa League last season, and Frank can also offer more regular starts, given the smaller competition for places.
One thing is certain: Palace has confronted with their financial reality, with the lack of Europa League football that costs them an estimated £ 20 million. They know that it might be the best time to cash in Eze and they will also be able to find a replacement before the window closes on 1 September.
Speaking after the win of the Eagles' Community Shield vs Liverpool, said Palace chairman Steve Parrish: “Players come and go in football clubs, you know, I mean, it's a life cycle, isn't it? Hopefully they are still there. That's what I want, but we'll see.”