Ready for an Eberechi Eze to Tottenham Hotspur transfer update? Of course you are. The latest is that Eze has already agreed personal terms with Spurs, and that the rest of the deal is just horse trading. Depending on who you read, talks are “ongoing,” “intensifying,” or “too sexy for this shirt” (ok, I made that last bit up).
It really is feeling like this is edging towards a foregone conclusion. Eze wants to come, we want Eze to come, and all that remains is to figure out how much it’ll take to get him here. Eze’s £68m purchase clause expired on Friday, but that’s kind of a moot point because the numbers being thrown around for Crystal Palace’s demands were lower than that anyway. My guess is that the talks are not just about overall fee, but also fee structure — how much up front, how much in payments, length of the contract, clauses and how achievable they are, etc. Those things take time.
There’s also similarly good news about the Savinho deal. The Brazilian winger is not with the team right now as he’s “injured” (going with “vision problems,” i.e. he can’t see himself at City any longer), and most City sources I’m seeing are expecting Spurs to eventually come to a deal. It’s notable that City play in the late match today and Rayan Cherki, another one-time Spurs target, is on the bench. If Cherki’s not going to play for City, Savinho DEFINITELY won’t.
I know we’re all impatient bastards, but both of these signings are looking pretty great right now. Let’s see what happens next week.