Oliver Glasner has made a confident statement about Eberechi Eze’s participation in Crystal Palace’s first-ever European clash amidst heavy speculation linking him with a move to Tottenham Hotspur.
On Tuesday morning, several sources reported that Tottenham had reached an agreement with Crystal Palace over the transfer of Eze.
However, since then, some outlets have suggested that reports of Eze being on his way to N17 may be premature, with work still left to be done on the deal.
This includes Fabrizio Romano, who has said that Tottenham and Palace still have to iron out small details on the payment terms for Eze.
Eberechi Eze will play for Crystal Palace on Thursday despite Tottenham rumours
Eze looked emotional when he applauded the Palace fans at Stamford Bridge on Sunday, and some saw that as evidence that the attacking midfielder had played his final game for the club.
However, in his post-match press conference, Glasner said that he expects Eze to play the Europa Conference League clash on Thursday.
The Austrian has now reiterated the same three days on, claiming that the Tottenham Hotspur target will feature for his side against Fredrikstad tomorrow.
When asked about the futures of Eze and Marc Guehi, Glasner responded (via Ed Aarons): “Most of you will be surprised that they will start again tomorrow because of all the rumours. But they are committed here, and they will play a crucial part.”
One factor could be holding up Eze’s transfer to Spurs
Reports continue to indicate that Tottenham are confident of securing a deal for Eze, but Spurs fans will wonder what the hold-up is.
That might be down to the South London club rather than the Lilywhites, with some sources claiming that the Eagles want to bring a replacement through the door before finalising the Eze deal.
It was even claimed by The Sun on Tuesday that Tottenham would pay a significant chunk of the Eze fee upfront so that Palace can secure a replacement.
We may thus have to wait until Glasner’s men get an attacking midfielder through the door before the former QPR man is announced as a Spurs player.
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