Eze agreed personal terms with Spurs, who reached an agreement over a transfer fee on Wednesday, but Palace refused to immediately greenlight an exit as they wanted their talisman available for Thursday’s Conference League qualifier against Fredrikstad. As a result, the door was opened to Arsenal.

Arsenal have hijacked Tottenham move for Eberechi Eze, according to David Ornstein. Mikel Arteta’s side have already taken significant strides to improve their squad this summer, with Martin Zubimendi,