Eberechi Eze is now expected to join Arsenal after the Gunners came back in for him in the 11th hour, despite agreeing a move in principle to join north London rivals Tottenham Hotspur within the last 24 hours.

Arsenal have agreed a £67.5m deal to sign Eberechi Eze after hijacking Tottenham Hotspur's move for the Crystal Palace forward. The Gunners will pay a guaranteed £60m plus £7.5m in add-ons for the forward, with personal terms now close to being totally ...

Arsenal's stunning coup to snatch Eberechi Eze away from Spurs is a ruthless statement of intent, says BBC chief football writer Phil McNulty

The reasons why Eberechi Eze has chosen to sign for Arsenal over Tottenham - some of which are obvious and others less so - have been revealed.

Wright, as Eze hopes to imminently do, trod the now legendary path from south London to Arsenal. He has London spirit. London energy. London style. His personality, as well as his ability, is a big part of the attraction, and the connections he already shares with England team-mates at Arsenal ensure he would be welcomed with open arms.

Arsenal fans are understandably giddy after hijacking the hijack of their bitter rivals to sign a wonderful footballer in Eze, but why did they need Havertz to get injured?

Eberechi Eze will undergo a medical at Arsenal, with Tottenham to miss out on the Crystal Palace star despite planning to send Richarlison the other way.

For Tottenham, news that Eberechi Eze is on the brink of joining Arsenal will be a major blow. New boss Thomas Frank had targeted Eze after losing James Maddison to injury and the club had been confident of completing a deal.

The Gunners look to hijack Tottenham’s attempts to sign the Crystal Palace winger in desire to strengthen their forward line