Eberechi Eze is nearing a move to Tottenham Hotspur, but the Crystal Palace FA Cup hero's past comments about Arsenal are unlikely to go down well with their rivals

Tottenham Hotspur have tabled an opening bid of around £60 million for Crystal Palace attacker Eberechi Eze.Spurs face a critical need for added creativity and attacking potency after Heung-min

All the reaction to the Premier League weekend as Arsenal beat Manchester United and Crystal Palace hold Chelsea to a 0-0 draw.

“On Friday night, Palace put the brakes on a deal for Eze under his £68m release clause, which has now expired. The reason for that was not because of a road block for Spurs and Palace, but because Palace did not have a replacement and still don’t have one lined up.

The Crystal Palace attacking midfielder has been linked with both Arsenal and Spurs during the summer transfer window

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Eberechi Eze's move from Crystal Palace to Tottenham is said to be 'imminent' after talks between the two Premier League clubs progressed.

Delaney was one of the journalists who suggested that Eze might not start Palace’s first match this past weekend over concern about his transfer, only for him to then start anyway (and score a banger of a free kick that was called back by a controversial VAR decision).