Arsenal have agreed a £67.5m deal to signal Eberechi Eze after hijacking Tottenham Hotspur’s transfer for the Crystal Palace ahead.
The Gunners can pay a assured £60m plus £7.5m in add-ons for the ahead, with private phrases now near being completely agreed.
Eze’s launch clause, value £60m plus £8m in add-ons, expired earlier than the Premier League season began.
Sky Sports activities Information understands that he’s nonetheless anticipated to be within the squad for Crystal Palace’s Convention League sport on Thursday and needs to say his goodbyes to the followers.
Eze’s Arsenal medical might happen as quickly as Friday.
Spurs felt they’d an settlement in place with Palace and Eze on Wednesday earlier than their north London rivals reignited their curiosity and swooped in following an harm to Kai Havertz.
Eze was one in every of a lot of gamers Arsenal appeared into within the first few weeks of the window, the place, considerably, a number of the work was carried out in June once they explored the situations of a deal. Since then, their focus has been on different positions and participant departures.
Spurs had been contemplating providing Richarlison in a deal for Eze. That will have freed up striker house for them to attempt to signal Yoane Wissa, who performed below Thomas Frank at Brentford. Wissa nonetheless needs to hitch Newcastle, who had a second bid rejected on Wednesday.
The 27-year-old, who began in Palace’s draw at Chelsea on Sunday, has two years left on his contract at Selhurst Park.
How battle for Eze unfolded
On Wednesday, Spurs felt they’d an settlement with each Eze and Crystal Palace to signal the 27-year-old
Arsenal have a long-standing curiosity in Eze, who was beforehand on the books of their academy and has stated he was a supporter of the membership rising up.
They explored a possible deal earlier within the window, however selected to not pursue a deal at that stage as they prioritised strengthening different areas of the squad and agreeing new contracts with present gamers.
Spurs then got here in for Eze after Morgan Gibbs-White selected to signal a brand new contract at Nottingham Forest and so they misplaced James Maddison to an ACL harm.
Talks had been held between Tottenham and Palace, and Spurs felt they’d an settlement in place on Wednesday with membership and the participant.
Nevertheless, Arsenal then got here in to hijack the deal in a serious twist on Wednesday night.
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