Eberechi Eze is nearing a move to Tottenham Hotspur, but the Crystal Palace FA Cup hero's past comments about Arsenal are unlikely to go down well with their rivals

Crystal Palace are reportedly prepared to drop Eberechi Eze for the club’s first Premier League fixture of the season in response to intensifying transfer interest in their star playmaker. The 27-year-old midfielder has been tipped to leave Selhurst Park all summer.

Arsenal transfer target Eberechi Eze is ‘keen’ a potential summer move to Tottenham in a blow to the Gunners hopes of landing the attacker, according to reports. The Gunners have been heavily linked with a move for the Crystal Palace attacking midfielder for most of the summer with Mikel Arteta’s side believed to be at the front of the queue for the England international.