Tottenham Yakin Get Eberechi Eze From Crystal Palace

Eberechi Eze told Crystal Palace his wish to join Tottenham Hotspur (Instagram/@eze).

Tottenham Hotspur are increasingly confident they can finalize a deal worth at least 60 million pounds (around Rp1.3 trillion) for Crystal Palace midfielder Eberechi Eze.

ESPN reported last week that Spurs were considering recruiting the 27-year-old, who still has a two-year contract remaining at Selhurst Park.

Eze has a 68 million release clause in his contract that ended earlier this month. However, Tottenham are now hoping to negotiate a deal at a slightly lower cost than the price tag after increasing their interest.

Arsenal have also been monitoring Eze for some time, but their pursuit hinges on Ethan Nwaneri entering the final year of his contract without a new deal. The young player has now signed a new five-year contract.

Even so, Arsenal did not stop chasing Eze. Mikel Arteta initially waited for the players who came out to follow up on Eze's approach.

However, the Gunners' decision to renew Leandro Trossard's contract showed that they had reduced interest in Eze.

Arsenal are unlikely to sign new players without selling players. You see, they have spent about 200 million pounds on the transfer market this season.

This means that Spurs have outperformed the north London rivals and are now in pole position to recruit Eze.

Spurs stressed that no deal has been reached yet, but talks continue between clubs. Tottenham made an initial offer of 55 million pounds for an additional 5 million pounds.

Further discussions are ongoing. Eze has also told Crystal Palace that he is willing to join Spurs, who will play in the 2025/2026 Champions League after winning the Europa League in May 2025.

Eze played 84 minutes in a 0-0 draw on Saturday, August 16, 2025, against Chelsea and his brilliant free-kick was ruled out by VAR in the first half.

Speaking after the match, Crystal Palace Manager Oliver Glasner hinted that no move would soon take place, insisting that the England Nasioal Team player is likely to be involved in the UEFA Conference League playoff match against Fredrikstad on Friday, August 22, 2025.

"He will come to Crystal Palace's training ground and undergo recovery. I hope he will come back and play for us against Fredrikstad."

"I'm pretty calm, but I also know, we have two more weeks. I know Ebs' clause has run out, so that's the club's decision. We'll see," said Glasner.