Arsenal Reach Financial Agreement with Crystal Palace for Ebelechi Eze

The director of Arsenal, Mikel Arteta, plans to continue his transfer activities with the manager identifying his next target.

The Gunners have made great movements this summer. They have already completed high -level signatures from Martin Zubimendi, Noni Madueke and Viktor Gyokerres this summer.

After finishing second in the Premier League for three consecutive seasons, the club in northern London acted with ambition on the transfer market.

Their next goal is to add a creative player and attacking in a wide position and the player they have on their radar is the star of Crystal Palace Ebelechi Eze.

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Freshly out of its success as a community shield, Eze could be the next player to arrive at the Emirates stadium this summer.

Football transfers have indicated that the financial conditions were agreed between Arsenal and Palace for the transfer of the international in England.

The Gunners should pay a total of 63.5 million euros (55 million pounds sterling) for the English star, with 34.5 million euros (30 million pounds sterling) to be paid. The remaining sum will be covered by additional payments, the structure of which is still under discussion.

The main stumbling block to finalize the transfer does not reside in finances but in the preparation of Crystal Palace to sanction the sale. The palace is determined to align an appropriate replacement before allowing one of their most influential players to leave.

Complete things more is the current club leadership situation. Palace has not yet appointed a replacement for the sports director who came out Dougie Freedman, a figure that played a key role in transfer negotiations and the recruitment strategy.

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The Crystal Palace problem supports the agreement

Without someone in this position to supervise the final stages of the agreement and secure Eze’s successor, the club hesitated to give the final green light.

For Arsenal, securing Eze would be an important declaration of intent. Arteta is an admirer of the creative midfielder who scored 14 goals and provided 11 assists last season in the Eagles.

Although the move is not yet above the line, all the indications suggest that once the palace resolves their internal and that the recruitment is important, Eze could soon go to the Emirates stadium.

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