Arsenal are set to delight supporters by completing a move to sign Crystal Palace playmaker Eberechi Eze, hijacking Tottenham Hotspur in the process.
Arsenal fans had given up hope of attacking additions earlier this week.
Reports of Leandro Trossard receiving a pay rise left supporters to believe that Arsenal’s transfer window was effectively over.
That has all changed after Kai Havertz’s injury, though, with the German forward now facing a spell on the sidelines with a knee problem.
Mikel Arteta and Andrea Berta have now decided to move for a new attacker – and left Tottenham Hotspur devastated in the process.
Arsenal are set to sign Eberechi Eze from Crystal Palace, with a rapid hijack on Spurs now on the verge of completion.
Eberechi Eze set to become an Arsenal hero before even kicking a ball
Tottenham were closing in on Eze as Thomas Frank looked set to make a serious statement.
Spurs have been in the market for a new playmaker this summer and locked in on Eze after Morgan Gibbs-White signed a new deal at Nottingham Forest.
Eze looked poised to join Spurs after Palace’s Europa Conference qualifier against Fredrikstad on Thursday night, but Arsenal have ruined those plans.
A former Arsenal youth prospect before being released at the age of 13, Eze previously told Rising Ballers that his ‘dream’ was to play for the Gunners.
It’s therefore little surprise to hear that Eze is now set to snub Tottenham in favour of Arsenal, with an emotional return to the Gunners now within touching distance.
The move would see Eze become an instant Arsenal hero before even kicking a ball, purely for shunning the chance to play for Tottenham in favour of a return to the red side of North London.
This isn’t quite Sol Campbell levels, but the whole situation will seriously hurt Tottenham, all while bolstering Arsenal’s Premier League title hopes.
Arsenal fans will certainly relish beating Tottenham to Eze’s signature and will love his arrival even more knowing that Spurs came so close to signing him.
Many Gunners supporters had been crying out for Eze’s arrival, believing that his creativity and maverick nature would bring something special to the Arsenal attack.
That would have already made Eze popular enough at Arsenal, but rejecting Tottenham to make the deal happen means that Eze will start his Gunners career as a fan favourite.
An Eze mural has already been spotted, with Arsenal fans making it clear that the England star is their new hero as Tottenham are left lagging behind.
Eberechi Eze agrees personal terms with Arsenal
The mural may be seen as tempting fate for many supporters, who would rather see Eze complete his medical before commemorating the deal.
After all, Eze will play for Palace against Fredrikstad on Thursday night, and an injury in that game could throw the deal into doubt.
Still, Eze looks Arsenal-bound as things stand, and The Athletic’s David Ornstein claims that Eze has now agreed personal terms.
Arsenal have agreed terms in principle with Palace, and now Eze’s side of the deal is in place as well.
There appears to be no way back for Tottenham in this transfer race, and as if missing out on him in the first place wasn’t bad enough, Spurs fans must now see him represent Arsenal instead.
Tottenham’s loss is certainly Arsenal’s gain, and Gunners fans will have genuine belief that Eze can help bring the Premier League title to the Emirates Stadium this season.