Eberechi Eze Could Miss Match Against Chelsea Amid Spurs Transfer Speculation

3 weeks ago

Crystal Palace are considering not selecting Eberechi Eze successful their opening crippled of nan play against Chelsea connected Sunday. Palace, who person lined up Leicester’s Bilal El Khannouss arsenic a imaginable replacement, are believed to person held discussions astir whether Eze should miss nan travel to Stamford Bridge arsenic negotiations pinch Spurs intensify.

Spurs person stepped up their attempts to motion nan 27-year-old this week arsenic they hunt for much attacking reinforcements aft James Maddison was ruled retired for a important portion of nan season pinch a knee injury. Tottenham person held talks pinch Palace complete a imaginable woody but person yet to make an charismatic offer.

Eze’s merchandise clause of £67.5m expired connected Friday but Palace are believed to want a akin fee, pinch a ample chunk paid upfront, to seduce them to waste nan subordinate who scored nan winning goal successful May’s FA Cup final.

Spurs are not thought to beryllium consenting to salary that much, though negotiations are continuing and they are understood to beryllium assured that Eze wants to subordinate contempt Arsenal having besides shown beardown liking successful him this summer. They were thought to beryllium his preferred option, but person yet to make a move for nan erstwhile QPR subordinate arsenic they prioritise outgoings.

Tottenham missed retired connected nan signing of Nottingham Forest’s Morgan Gibbs-White and judge Eze tin adhd productivity to their squad arsenic they hole to compete successful nan Champions League. QPR are understood to beryllium owed a sell-on clause of 15% of immoderate profit Palace make connected immoderate transportation aft they signed Eze for £19.5m successful 2020.

Oliver Glasner said connected Friday that he expected Eze and Marc Guéhi – who has liking from Liverpool – would some characteristic connected Sunday. “Marc has trained nan full week pinch us, each azygous training session, nan aforesaid pinch Ebs,” he said.

“They’ve prepared nan champion measurement for nan Chelsea crippled connected Sunday afternoon. I’ve been successful nan shot business for excessively long, truthful I cognize that astatine immoderate clip of immoderate day, things tin happen. If you inquire maine now, I expect some Marc and Ebs to commencement connected Sunday.”