Wednesday evening, all hell broke loose in Tottenham Hotspur’s pursuit of Crystal Palace attacking midfielder Eberechi Eze. Reports over the past several days had said that negotiations between the two clubs were progressing and that an agreement for the 27-year-old England international was almost guaranteed.

The Gunners have managed to do a deal with Crystal Palace for the England international attacking midfielder, despite Spurs being confident of signing the star

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TOTTENHAM have reportedly launched a club-record bid for Savinho just hours after Arsenal hijacked their move for Eberechi Eze. The Crystal Palace star looked set to join Spurs in a £65million

Former Chelsea star Frank Leboeuf has questioned Arsenal’s decision to hijack Tottenham’s move for Eberechi Eze. As late as Tuesday afternoon, Spurs appeared to be in the driving seat for the forward, with talks progressing over a deal for the 27-year-old.

The deal is worth in the region of the expired £68m release clause, matching level of fee Tottenham Hotspur were prepared to pay.

Arsenal are set to hijack Tottenham’s £60million move for Eberechi Eze, talkSPORT understands. The Gunners have made a late swoop for Eze, with their north London rivals Spurs closing in on

For Tottenham, news that Eberechi Eze is on the brink of joining Arsenal will be a major blow. New boss Thomas Frank had targeted Eze after losing James Maddison to injury and the club had been confident of completing a deal.

Exactly three months ago, Tottenham Hotspur won their first piece of silverware in 17 years. Beating Manchester United in the Europa League final, securing qualification for this season’s Champions League in the process, was supposed to transform the mood around the club and, for a brief time, it did.