Arsenal are set to dramatically hijack Tottenham's deal to sign Eberechi Eze. The 27-year-old had been set to join Spurs from Crystal Palace after the two clubs agreed on a fee in the region of £50million this week.
Having been previously linked with the Gunners, their interest was perceived to have ended due to other developments. Mikel Arteta has already brought Noni Madueke in from Chelsea this summer, while teenager Ethan Nwaneri has signed a new five-year deal. However, it appears news of the injury to Kai Havertz has prompted Arsenal to swoop for Eze.
According to the Athletic, Spurs had even agreed the conditions of a deal agreed with Palace today. However, Palace were not prepared to conclude negotiations until the the 27-year-old had featured in Thursday’s Conference League play-off match with Fredrikstad.
Arsenal have now reportedly signalled their intentions to meet the same conditions and is Eze is said to favour a move to the Emirates. The England international was a boyhood Arsenal fan, and represented the club at academy level.
The overall package for the transfer is set to be worth over £60m. Arsenal's sporting director Andrea Berta has been credited with leading the pursuit after Havertz was ruled out long-term with a knee issue.
Tottenham are now said to be preparing to pursue alternative targets. There has been little headway in their attempts to stirke a deal with Manchester City over Savinho, but the club have been linked with Monaco forward Maghnes Akliouche.
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