Tottenham Hotspur could be on the verge of another summer transfer deal after a breakthrough in negotations.
Spurs fans have become all too wary about potential incomings after the Morgan Gibbs-White deal fell through at the latter stages, which ended in the England midfielder signing a new contract with Nottingham Forest.
Thomas Frank has been on the lookout for a new creative addition to his midfield after James Maddison suffered an ACL injury during the pre-season friendly against Newcastle United in South Korea which will see him sidelined until next year.
Crystal Palace’s Eberechi Eze has been heavily linked with a move to the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in recent days with conflicting reports circulating over just how close a move could be.
Tottenham close in on Eberechi Eze transfer
Spurs insider Paul O’Keefe has taken to social media platform X on Tuesday afternoon to reveal a significant update on talks between the two clubs.
O’Keefe has shared his understanding that Tottenham and Palace have now reached a verbal agreement over a deal to bring Eze to the Europa League champions.
Understand Tottenham have reached a verbal agreement with Crystal Palace for Eberechi Eze #THFC
— Paul O Keefe (@pokeefe1) August 19, 2025
Eyebrows were raised in North London when the 27-year-old was named in the Crystal Palace team for their opening Premier League fixture against Chelsea on Sunday, where the midfielder saw an impressive free-kick disallowed.
It now remains to be seen when Tottenham can get the deal formally over the line with Palace set to play their first-ever European fixture on Thursday, while Spurs face the tough trip to Manchester City on Saturday lunchtime.
Eze deal is a significant sign of ambition from Spurs
Tottenham have looked sharp in their opening matches against PSG and Burnley, but the addition of Eze adds another dynamic to the side as someone who is comfortable operating in the ten role.
With Ange Postecoglou having struggled with squad depth last season to juggle the Europa League and Premier League, it is great to see that Tottenham are finally understanding that purely a strong starting XI is not good enough if the club want to compete on multiple fronts.
Eze is now set to become Tottenham’s sixth signing of the transfer window, following in the footsteps of Kevin Danso, Mathys Tel, Kota Takai, Mohammed Kudus and Joao Palhinha.
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