Tottenham Hotspur have long been at the negotiating table for Eberechi Eze and there is growing hope a deal will be agreed.
Tottenham Hotspur have put their supporters through all the emotions this summer when it comes to transfer business. Names such as Morgan Gibbs-White, Bryan Mbeumo and Yoane Wissa were repeatedly mentioned, but Spurs failed to complete deals for any of them.
There has been some success, most notably doing a rare transaction with West Ham to sign Mohammed Kudus. He could soon be joined by Eberechi Eze, the Crystal Palace star who has been linked with Tottenham for so long.
It was reported that Tottenham reached a verbal agreement to sign Eze, but this rumour was later squashed. Spurs had no agreement to sign Eze and talks remained ongoing. This would appear to be the case, as there do not appear to be any signs of an imminent move taking place.
Tottenham are confident in finalising Eberechi Eze transfer
Florian Plettenberg has delivered the latest news on Eze and it is one of the biggest indications yet that a deal will be agreed.
However, the only timescale the journalist has given is that the move should take place before deadline day.
He said: “Advanced talks now ongoing between Tottenham Hotspur and Crystal Palace regarding Eberechi Eze.
“All parties involved are optimistic about completing the deal before Deadline Day. Eze is 100% committed to joining Spurs and is waiting for the green light to undergo his medical.
“The deal could be worth up to €70 million. Despite rumors, FC Bayern was never seriously involved as always reported.”
Spurs seem willing to sacrifice time if it means saving money
Tottenham have shown plenty of patience during the Eze negotiations and yet it seems the fee they are being required to pay is little more than their initial offer.
Spurs looked to pay £55m plus £5m in add-ons for Eze, but Palace were unwilling to accept those terms. However, the latest update reveals the deal could be worth €70m, which is the equivalent of £60.4m.
Crystal Palace’s asking price could have been paid outright, but Tottenham have played the long game and sought to get the best possible deal.
Whether this is the right or wrong decision is subjective, but hopefully all this finally results in Eze donning the famous lilywhite.
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