How Arsenal Won The Signing Of Eze And Where He Could Fit In

The expected signing of Eberechi Eze has wholly changed nan emotion of nan transportation model for Arsenal supporters.

The Gunners person been engaged and fierce successful this window, signing six players for astir £190m earlier nan Premier League play moreover kicked off.

That included £64m striker Viktor Gyokeres and Martin Zubimendi for astir £60m but it is nan signing of England world Eze that has supporters emotion for illustration they person won nan window.

A immense facet is trumping their rivals Tottenham Hotspur, who had agreed position pinch some Palace and nan player hours earlier nan Gunners swooped.

It each happened successful a fewer whirlwind hours.

Earlier connected Wednesday, it looked arsenic though nan 27-year-old Eze would beryllium heading to nan achromatic broadside of northbound London.

But nan woody was not completed.

And nan logic was Palace's Europa Conference League play-off match pinch Fredrikstad connected Thursday.

The Eagles wanted to support Eze for a crippled they position arsenic pivotal to their season, and 1 they did not want to tackle without having a replacement successful place.

Palace head Oliver Glasner was beardown successful his pre-match property convention saying that Eze and Marc Guehi, who has besides been linked pinch a move away, were 'committed' to nan team.

Over astatine nan Emirates Stadium a sub crippled was brewing.

Arsenal were holding an unfastened training convention astatine their crushed which did not characteristic Kai Havertz. It was later revealed nan German world was being assessed for a knee injury.

Despite nan nonstop severity of nan wounded being unclear, Arsenal knew capable to make a move.

Hours later connected Wednesday afternoon, Arsenal bid for Eze, deciding to enactment connected their long-standing liking successful nan player.

With Eze being a boyhood Arsenal instrumentality who played successful their academy, it was an easy determination for nan player.

By 19:30 BST nan news of nan transportation swoop emerged successful nan media, pinch sources briefing that location was thing Spurs could person done to make nan transportation hap owed to that affectional connection.

And that constituent - Eze turning down Tottenham - is judge to make him an instant instrumentality favourite astatine Arsenal.

Why did they time off it truthful late?

Arsenal had seen Eze arsenic much of a number 10 and, pinch Ethan Nwaneri securing his early to nan nine pinch a semipermanent contract, they had to deliberation cautiously astir precisely really nan England world would fresh in.

But it seems nan Havertz wounded meant they decided he was needed successful their squad aft all.

It is presently unclear if Eze will still play successful nan Europa Conference play-off for Palace connected Thursday.

But, should he travel done that crippled unscathed, he is definite to motion for nan Gunners successful nan adjacent fewer days, completing a full-circle infinitesimal successful re-joining nan nine he was released by astatine 13.

The large mobility for Arsenal leader Mikel Arteta is - wherever does Eze fresh into nan Arsenal team?

The guardant is 1 of nan past fewer players you could picture arsenic being a maverick.

But that is what makes this signing make consciousness for Arsenal.

The Gunners person struggled to break down debased blocks successful nan past and are implementing a caller style this play which will spot them move nan shot quicker done nan lines.

Eze is very different to each of nan different forwards that Arsenal have, and will supply a different option.

Of people skipper Martin Odegaard will beryllium a difficult subordinate to displacement from nan number 10 role.

But nan acquisition of Eze adds to nan scope of options that teams who want to triumph nan title mightiness crave.

The Arsenal near helping position is astir apt nan 1 that is astir up for grabs.

Gabriel Martinelli had an up and down play past run and wounded did not thief things.

BBC Sport strategies analogous Umir Irfan said: "Eze will apt play often connected nan near wing, fixed Martinelli's caller form.

"Eze is capable to thrive successful much cardinal areas from present if Arsenal's left-back was to push up nan pitch.

"Eze's expertise to play good pinch adjacent teammates successful congested areas make him a smart prime if utilized successful this way.

"His apical carrying and passing value successful modulation makes Eze an optimal action successful end-to-end games, pinch Gyokeres up top.

"For games successful which further attacking threat is required, some Odegaard and Eze could play together arsenic attacking midfielders.

"Off nan ball, he slots successful people arsenic a near midfielder arsenic Arsenal take sides successful a 4-4-2. This is done astir easy erstwhile he starts from nan near wing."

In an question and reply pinch BBC Sport successful May, Eze said nan logic he plays really he does is for nan "people who are watching" and that he likes to get "fans disconnected their feet".

And that is simply a connection that each protagonist wants to hear.

Eze was hugely celebrated successful some nan dressing room and nan stands astatine Palace. He has scored 40 goals and provided 28 assists successful 169 appearances for nan club, pinch his astir memorable being nan winning extremity successful nan FA Cup last against Manchester City successful May.

It is simply a motion of a much-loved subordinate who has fixed bully times to supporters that it will beryllium difficult to find immoderate Palace instrumentality who begrudges him nan move for really he has played and what he has done.

For Arsenal supporters, he has already won nan affection of nan fanbase by turning down their fierce rivals to motion for a nine that he supported arsenic a boy.

When Eze posted a swipe of ceremony pictures connected his instagram relationship aft winning nan FA Cup, he included a image of Ian Wright playing successful nan FA Cup last for Palace.

Eze had nan aforesaid retro Palace garment connected arsenic Wright and is now going to travel successful nan footsteps of nan instrumentality favourite astatine Arsenal - and will dream that he tin go 1 himself.