Eberechi Eze: Crystal Palace star to miss Premier League opener as Tottenham 'step up pursuit'

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Eberechi Eze is expected to miss out on a place in Crystal Palace’s squad for their Premier League opener against Chelsea.

Standard Sport has learned that the Eagles star is unlikely to feature at Stamford Bridge, as Tottenham step up their pursuit of the 27-year-old.

Eze has been a long-standing player of interest to Spurs, and they are now poised to move forward with efforts to sign the England international in the next few days.

Eze had a £68million release clause in his contract, but that expired on Friday without having been triggered.

It is understood that Spurs value Eze at a lower value than that and believe they can sign him for less.

Eze was also of interest to Arsenal earlier this summer, but the Gunners cooled on the attacker once they had tied young star Ethan Nwaneri down to a new five-year contract.

The Briton caught the eye of various top clubs after hitting eight goals and eight assists in the Premier League last season. He scored the winner in last season’s FA Cup final, and also completed 90 minutes for the Eagles in last week’s Community Shield.

He said: “Marc has trained the entire week with us, every single training session, the same with Ebs.

“I’ve been in the football business for too long, so I know that at any time of any day, things can happen. If you ask me now, I expect both Marc and Ebs to start on Sunday.”