Tottenham agree deal for Eze | OneFootball

Tottenham have reportedly agreed a £60 million deal to bring in Eberechi Eze from Crystal Palace.

Tottenham will pay £30 million of the fee up front with the rest paid in instalments for the forward, according to reports from The Sun.

At the beginning of July Spurs had a £60 million bid for Morgan Gibbs-White rejected by Nottingham Forest before the Englishman signed a new contract forcing Spurs to look elsewhere.

After James Maddison suffered an ACL injury in their 1-0 friendly win against Arsenal in Hong Kong, Spurs’ need for a number ten became more pressing.

Even though Tottenham won the Europa League last season they finished 17th in the Premier League which led to the sacking of Ange Postecoglou.

Since then they have appointed Thomas Frank as manager and bolstered their squad by adding Mohammed Kudus and Joao Palhinha to the side.

As well as Maddison’s injury, Dejan Kulusevski has also been missing for Spurs since May after he underwent knee surgery.

Frank’s side started the opening two matches of this season against PSG and Burnley without a natural number ten so if Eze comes in he will be able to fill that role.

The England international had a free-kick goal ruled out in what will likely be his last ever match for Crystal Palace against Chelsea.

His greatest moment for the Eagles was his winning goal in the FA Cup final against Manchester City in May to win Palace their first ever major trophy.

After signing for Crystal Palace from QPR in 2020 Eze has gone on to make 169 appearances in blue and red scoring 40 goals.

Even though he mostly has played as a number ten for Palace, a position Tottenham need to fill this summer, he is also able to play out wide on the left which he has done on the occasions he has played for England.