Arsenal, Eberechi Eze and Crystal Palace
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Arsenal pounced to beat north London rivals Tottenham Hotspur to a deal on Wednesday, matching the Spurs offer and persuading Eze to join them instead. Spurs hadn’t finalised their agreement due to Palace wanting Eze to play the first leg of a Conference League play-off, which he subsequently didn’t feature in anyway.
In a surprising turn of events, Crystal Palace's manager Oliver Glasner has all but confirmed that Eberechi Eze has played his final game for the club. This announcement came after Eze withdrew from the squad on the day of their historic UEFA Conference League playoff victory against Fredrikstad,
Eberechi Eze is now expected to join Arsenal after the Gunners came back in for him in the 11th hour, despite agreeing a move in principle to join north London rivals Tottenham Hotspur within the last 24 hours.
Arsenal have agreed to a fee of close to £68 million ($92m) with Crystal Palace for midfielder Eberechi Eze, sources have told ESPN.