Tottenham Hotspur have been linked with a number of top players from the Premier League already this summer, but one longstanding target is yet to be acquired. Now, former Spurs star, Chris Waddle, has urged the club to make a deal happen.
It has been one of the big transfer sagas of the summer for Spurs already, as links to Eberechi Eze continue to run almost every day. But, he is still a Crystal Palace player.
Waddle wants Tottenham to change that, as he told The Sunday Mirror (28/07/24, page 71): “He’s a great talent. I think he’d mainly be used in a wide role. He’s got pace, grace and balance. The Spurs fans would love to watch him. He’s definitely a Tottenham player. He would be a great addition.”
Sadly, for Spurs fans, little progress has been made on this particular deal. That’s according to Fabrizio Romano at least, who claimed no formal offer has been made to Palace, while the Lilywhites are just one of the big clubs in the Premier League monitoring Eze.
Romano added that Spurs have been in contact with Eze’s agent as far back as February of this year.
Striking a deal for Eze will not be easy. Ben Jacobs told GiveMeSport that Palace are keen to keep their star man this summer, and the nature of his release clause makes things ‘complicated’ for a transfer to occur.
It is thought Eze would be allowed to leave Palace for £60m as part of a gentleman’s agreement release clause, but the Eagles would want that fee paid upfront rather than in instalments (The Times).
Spurs Web Opinion
I really like Eze and I do hope we manage to sign him. The longer this goes on, however, the less likely I think it is to happen.
I had thought we might be able to get this wrapped up quickly after Euro 2024, but I would imagine we are not willing to pay that £60m.
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