Tottenham Hotspur fan and talkSPORT pundit Jamie O’Hara has made his feelings very clear about the prospect of losing out to Arsenal for Eberechi Eze.
Tottenham appeared to be leading the race for Eze for a while, though this was mostly due to Arsenal seemingly not showing much interest in the Crystal Palace man.
However, with Kai Havertz suffering a knee injury, Arsenal have now sprung into action in order to find a high-quality replacement.
David Ornstein has reported that negotiations are now underway between Arsenal and Palace over Eze – and better still, their path seems fairly clear.
Needless to say, Jamie O’Hara is not best pleased.
Jamie O’Hara says his ‘head’s gonna fall off with Spurs’ if Eberechi Eze joins Arsenal
Considering Tottenham appeared to be in pole position for Eberechi Eze, reports of Arsenal finally deciding to make a move and suddenly getting their noses in front have not gone down well among fans of the other club.
“My head’s gonna fall off with Spurs if we lose Eze to Arsenal,” O’Hara wrote on X.
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And predictably, Arsenal fans revelled in his dismay.
“When you’re small, you’re small,” one Gunners supporter said on X, while another wrote: “Lmaoooooo better let it fall already. Player has made his choice.”
Why Eberechi Eze to Arsenal should not be a surprise
O’Hara might seem surprised, but really, the only way Tottenham would have won the Eze race would’ve been if Arsenal never stepped in – and Spurs were aware of this.
Back in 2018, while Eze was playing for Queens Park Rangers, he revealed in an interview with Alessandro Morolli-Schiavone that his favourite team was Arsenal.
When asked why he liked the Gunners, Eze said: “I just supported them from [a] young [age], the way they play… I played with them when I was younger as well.”
He added: “When I was younger, I used to love Thierry Henry, and that’s sort of why I decided to sign there (as a youth player).
“Obviously to play for the club you support, that’s what I wanted to do… I’ve grown a love for the team.”
Morolli-Schiavone then asked: “You are a Gunners fan, so that means you rule out ever playing for Tottenham?”
“I don’t know, I don’t know about any of this. Maybe,” Eze replied.