Tottenham finally strike £60m Eberechi Eze transfer agreement with Crystal Palace as Thomas Frank closes in on replacement for injured James Maddison
Tottenham have reportedly agreed a £60 million ($81m) deal in principle with Crystal Palace for Eberechi Eze. The 27-year-old England midfielder is seen as the perfect creative spark to inject flair and rhythm into Thomas Frank’s side, who are scrambling to plug the gaping hole left by James Maddison after his ACL injury.
Tottenham agree £60m deal for Eze
Maddison injury sparks transfer hunt
Palace racing to find replacement
WHAT HAPPENED?
Losing Maddison for the campaign left the club reeling, and Frank demanded urgent action in the market. According to talkSPORT, Levy has delivered, as a transfer fee has now been thrashed out between the two clubs for Eze. However, the transfer officially going through still depends on Palace securing a replacement, and they face a race against time with the new Premier League season already underway and the summer window slamming shut on September 1.
THE BIGGER PICTURE
Eze has been at Selhurst Park for five years, and his £68m ($92m) release clause expired on Friday. He featured in Palace’s goalless draw with Chelsea at Stamford Bridge in their Premier League opener, but his body language suggested that could be his final game for the club. As the final whistle blew, Eze applauded the away fans for a prolonged spell, appearing to signal a farewell.
DID YOU KNOW?
Palace have already set their sights on Leicester’s Bilal El Khannouss as Eze’s replacement. The Moroccan playmaker’s £22m ($30m) release clause expired, leaving the Foxes in a powerful negotiating position. Leicester now want closer to £30m ($40.5m), a figure significantly higher than the release clause. Another name being floated is Christos Tzolis of Club Brugge, familiar to Premier League fans from his time with Norwich.
Eze continues to train with the Palace squad, and Oliver Glasner could still use him during the first leg of their Conference League play-off round tie against Fredrikstad on Thursday.
Tottenham: Eze ‘agreement reached’ as next step revealed with Palace star ‘waiting’ for final green light
According to reports, Tottenham Hotspur and Crystal Palace have ‘reached an agreement’ over Eberechi Eze, but he is ‘waiting’ to complete his £60m transfer.
Spurs have stepped up their interest in Eze over the past week as they have moved to the front of the queue for his signature after Arsenal were linked earlier this summer.
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Tottenham: Eze ‘agreement reached’ as next step revealed with Palace star ‘waiting’ for final green light
Lewis Oldham
2 hours ago
Eberechi Eze with the Tottenham Hotspur badge
Eberechi Eze with the Tottenham Hotspur badge
According to reports, Tottenham Hotspur and Crystal Palace have ‘reached an agreement’ over Eberechi Eze, but he is ‘waiting’ to complete his £60m transfer.
Spurs have stepped up their interest in Eze over the past week as they have moved to the front of the queue for his signature after Arsenal were linked earlier this summer.
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The 27-year-old has been one of the standout attacking midfielders in the Premier League over the past couple of seasons and he grabbed 25 goal involvements in all competitions last term.
The £68m release clause in his contract recently expired, but this has enabled Spurs to negotiate a lower price for the England international.
Eze reportedly agreed terms with Spurs before Crystal Palace’s 0-0 draw against Chelsea on Sunday, but he still featured in this game and Oliver Glaser has indicated that he could play for his current side in Europe on Thursday.
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On Monday evening, Fabrizio Romano revealed Spurs and Palace had a meeting over Eze to discuss the final terms.
“Tottenham keep working on Eberechi Eze. A direct meeting took place on Monday between Daniel Levy and Steve Parish,” Romano said on his YouTube channel.
“An offer of £55m, plus £5m in add-ons is on the table and Tottenham are trying to reach an agreement after Eze informed Crystal Palace last week of his desire to go to Tottenham.
“He really wants to go after winning two titles, the first two in the history of Crystal Palace, as he believes this can be the moment to go and play in the Champions League.”
