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.

Having been close to signing the Crystal Palace attacker, how are you feeling about the prospect of missing out on him now?

Arsenal have reached an agreement in principle with Crystal Palace to sign Eberechi Eze, according to The Athletic.The deal will be worth around £68 million, close to the value of his recently