Fabio Paratici spotted watching Crystal Palace v Chelsea as Tottenham Hotspur look to wrap up Eberechi Eze deal | OneFootball

Tottenham Hotspur consultant Fabio Paratici was in the crowd at Stamford Bridge today for the Premier League game between Crystal Palace and Chelsea, according to the Independent journalist Miguel Delaney.

The Tottenham Hotspur Stadium club are looking to wrap up a deal for Palace attacker Eberechi Eze and it is believed their former director of football was at the match to hold further talks.

There was considerable progress over Friday and Saturday between Spurs and the Eagles, and it looked like a deal could be struck for £55 million plus add-ons.

Delaney had reported on Friday that Tottenham were at least £7m off what Palace would want for the 27-year-old.

The idea of Eze not playing today was also discussed, but negotiations had run into some “difficulties” by Saturday evening.

Palace are now demanding more of the fee up front to boost their chances of immediately signing a replacement for the Tottenham target.

They have Leicester City attacker Bilal El Khannouss and his Club Brugge counterpart Christos Tzolis on their wishlist.

Both London clubs are expected to continue talks, but Eze could still feature for the Eagles when they take on Fredrikstad in the first-leg of the Europa Conference League play-off on Thursday.

Spurs kicked off their campaign with an emphatic 3-0 victory over Burnley at home on Saturday and they could do with Eze before their next game.

They travel to Etihad Stadium next Saturday to take on Manchester City, and having the Palace star available will be a huge boost for Tottenham head coach Thomas Frank.

Securing all three points at the expense of Pep Guardiola and his men will be a massive boost for the North London club, and having a player like Eze for the trip will come in handy.

They will need to meet the demands of Palace as soon as possible to have a chance of getting their man in for their first away game of 2025-26, and fans will be hoping for good news in the coming days.