For Tottenham, news that Eberechi Eze is on the brink of joining Arsenal will be a major blow. New boss Thomas Frank had targeted Eze after losing James Maddison to injury and the club had been confident of completing a deal.

Wednesday evening, all hell broke loose in Tottenham Hotspur’s pursuit of Crystal Palace attacking midfielder Eberechi Eze. Reports over the past several days had said that negotiations between the two clubs were progressing and that an agreement for the 27-year-old England international was almost guaranteed.

The Gunners have managed to do a deal with Crystal Palace for the England international attacking midfielder, despite Spurs being confident of signing the star

All the latest transfer news as Arsenal set to beat Tottenham in the pursuit of Crystal Palace star Eberechi Eze.

Exactly three months ago, Tottenham Hotspur won their first piece of silverware in 17 years. Beating Manchester United in the Europa League final, securing qualification for this season’s Champions League in the process, was supposed to transform the mood around the club and, for a brief time, it did.

Arsenal fans erupted in joy – and memes – after hijacking Tottenham’s move for Eberechi Eze. Social media was flooded with trolls mocking Spurs and Daniel Levy, turning the transfer into a North London derby victory off the pitch.

Arsenal fans are understandably giddy after hijacking the hijack of their bitter rivals to sign a wonderful footballer in Eze, but why did they need Havertz to get injured?

The Premier League returns this weekend with all 20 teams getting a feel for what they might need to do in the transfer window after the first round of fixtures

The Gunners look to hijack Tottenham’s attempts to sign the Crystal Palace winger in desire to strengthen their forward line