£70m Star Will ‘Probably Exit’ Crystal Palace This Summer as Deal to sign the sensational ace to join Arsenal
Crystal Palace are desperate to keep Eberechi Eze out of his suitors’ clutches ahead of Oliver Glasner’s first full season at the Selhurst Park helm
Crystal Palace star Eberechi Eze will be ‘difficult’ for suitors to lure away from Selhurst Park as boss Oliver Glasner is desperate to keep the playmaker among his options heading into next season, and transfer insider Dean Jones has told GIVEMESPORT that Tottenham Hotspur are set to be frustrated in their pursuit.
The Eagles have been in a rich vein of form during the final weeks of the Premier League season, with last weekend’s 3-1 victory over Wolverhampton Wanderers allowing them to make it five wins from their last six fixtures, while they have found the back of the net 16 times along the way.
Glasner will be handed the opportunity to freshen up the squad he inherited from predecessor Roy Hodgson when the transfer window reopens in the coming weeks, having signed a two-and-a-half year contract in February, and the Austrian tactician is bracing himself for influential figures to be the subject of bids.
Eze Set Lofty Price Tag in Attempt to Fend off Suitors
Palace will not entertain selling Eze for less than £70million during the summer, according to Football Insider, and they are in a strong negotiating position ahead of admirers potentially testing their resolve thanks to their talisman committing his long-term future to the south Londoners in November.
The report suggests that the England international’s agreement – which is worth £100,000-per-week and still has three years to run – does not include a straightforward release clause that interested parties can take advantage of, but the Eagles are still expecting a battle to keep him on their books heading into Glasner’s first full campaign at the helm.
GIVEMESPORT sources recently revealed that Palace would prefer to sanction Marc Guehi’s departure than see Eze or fellow attacking midfielder Michael Olise embark on a fresh challenge in the coming weeks, and chairman Steve Parish will not allow the trio to move onto pastures new in the same window.
It is understood that Tottenham Hotspur are upping the ante in their pursuit of the 25-year-old, whose family members were invited as special guests to watch the north London derby against Arsenal last month, while the capital club have an advantage over Manchester City in the race for his signature due to his desire not to move to the north of the country.
Although Jones understands that Tottenham chief Ange Postecoglou is keen to lure Eze away from Palace, there is a growing belief that it will be difficult to tempt Parish and Glasner to sanction a summer move across the capital after he has enjoyed a productive season in his current surroundings.
