Tottenham Hotspur Open Talks For Eberechi Eze In Bid To Beat Arsenal To Him

‎Tottenham have entered discussions to sign Eberechi Eze and are eager to outpace Arsenal in securing the Crystal Palace attacker.

‎Eze, whose £68m release clause expires on Friday, is at the center of a rivalry between the two north London clubs.

‎Arsenal have been the favorites to land him but have not yet submitted an offer to Palace, noting they must offload some attacking players before pursuing Eze.

‎Arsenal’s hold-up while seeking takers for Leandro Trossard has created an opening for Spurs to push ahead with their long-standing pursuit.

‎Under new Spurs manager Thomas Frank, the team is seeking attacking reinforcements after James Maddison suffered a long-term knee injury and they missed out on Nottingham Forest’s Morgan Gibbs-White.

‎They can also appeal to Eze with Champions League football after their Europa League triumph last season.

‎An agreement is yet to be reached, though, and Spurs do not intend to meet Eze’s clause. A further complication for Spurs is that Arsenal are believed to be the 27-year-old’s favoured destination should he leave Palace.

‎Arsenal, having strengthened their forward line with Viktor Gyökeres and Noni Madueke this summer, are aiming to reclaim the title for the first time since 2004. They’ve invested around £200m and are keen to move on players they no longer want.

‎Leandro Trossard has dropped down the attack pecking order, and Fábio Vieira appears unlikely to have a future at the club.

‎Arteta is understood to have identified Eze as a player capable of giving Arsenal an extra edge against deep defences. Creativity was a problem for the Spaniard’s team last season.

Their hopes of keeping up with Liverpool foundered on a chronic lack of ruthlessness, causing them to draw too many winnable games.

‎Palace, having failed to regain a Europa League berth, will be eager to keep hold of their best attacker. Eze, aiming to secure a place in England’s squad for next summer’s World Cup, scored the winner in last season’s FA Cup final.

‎He has emerged as one of the league’s most dangerous talents.

‎Palace are looking to sell Marc Guéhi to prevent losing him for free when his contract expires next summer. He is a transfer target for Liverpool.