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EXCLUSIVE FROM DAVID ORNSTEIN: Arsenal have made their move for Eberechi Eze and the player wants to join them from Crystal Palace.
Talks over the England international between Palace chairman Steve Parish and counterpart Daniel Levy have taken place over recent days but Arsenal’s interest has remained with negotiations now underway between the clubs following the knee injury suffered by Kai Havertz.
Spurs had the conditions of a deal agreed with Palace today and the player but are ready to move on to alternative targets if Eze chooses Arsenal.
Palace would not finalise a deal because they wanted the 27-year-old available for Thursday’s Conference League play-off match with Fredrikstad.
Arsenal have indicated a willingness to meet the conditions and he wants to join them, leaving Spurs with little option but to look elsewhere.
Eze, who was a boyhood Arsenal fan and played in the club’s academy, is keen to make the next step in his career and Palace accept he deserves a top move.