Arsenal pounced to beat north London rivals Tottenham Hotspur to a deal on Wednesday, matching the Spurs offer and persuading Eze to join them instead. Spurs hadn’t finalised their agreement due to Palace wanting Eze to play the first leg of a Conference League play-off, which he subsequently didn’t feature in anyway.

Mikel Arteta insists Arsenal have not swooped for Eberechi Eze because Kai Havertz has suffered a knee injury. Havertz has been dealing with a knee issue since last Sunday’s game at Old Trafford, which Arsenal won 1-0.

Wright, as Eze hopes to imminently do, trod the now legendary path from south London to Arsenal. He has London spirit. London energy. London style. His personality, as well as his ability, is a big part of the attraction, and the connections he already shares with England team-mates at Arsenal ensure he would be welcomed with open arms.

A mural of Eberechi Eze outside of the Emirates has been defaced by vandals ahead of his move to the Emirates. A notorious street artist knocked up a painting of the Crystal Palace and England

Transfer news LIVE!The summer window is entering its final stretch, and we still have plenty of huge deals in the pipeline, with Arsenal, Chelsea, Manchester United, Liverpool and Tottenham all working hard.

Thomas Frank insists he only wants players who want to play for Tottenham Hotspur following Arsenal’s hijacking of an all but completed deal for Eberechi Eze.

Eze is set to rejoin Arsenal in a £60m+ deal but his first association with the club as teenager ended in tears

ARSENAL are in a race against time to register incoming star Eberechi Eze in time for their game against Leeds tomorrow. Eze, 27, is undergoing a medical with the Gunners today after they