Tottenham fell back on the market for a new playmaker, aimed at putting their Ebechi Eze disaster behind them.
Spurs transfer plans were subjected to a brutal blow after losing Eze in the middle of the week, Arsenal rushing to divert their agreement on Wednesday evening.
Daniel Levy has reserved the Crystal Palace star as their next renowned summer signature, a creative spark to soften the loss of Heung-Min son and a blanket for the devastating injury of LCA de James Maddison. But just when they seemed to be in pole position, Arsenal made their movement.
The Gunners opened talks with palace and quickly accelerated negotiations. Eze, who won 14 goals and 11 assists in all competitions last season, accepted the switch despite the fact also shake hands with personal terms with the team of Thomas Frank.
“Understanding Spurs accepted the palace conditions today and had agreed with Eze. The player was ready to come to Tottenham. Palace had not finalized the agreement because they wanted it for the European match of tomorrow evening,” said Alasdair Gold on X.
“Then Arsenal arrived late this afternoon – also accepting the palace conditions – and the player chose Arsenal because of his link with them.”
For Tottenham, it’s a punch. The club had identified Eze as the player to carry the creative burden, in particular after the long -term setback of Maddison, a gaping hole in the role number 10.
Losing it against him against their northern rivals of London only crumps off more salt in the injury, especially after weeks of bases set behind the scenes.
The spurs are now rushing for alternatives, but there is no frustration hiding place. Eze checked each box: the proven quality of the Premier League, the versatility on the front line and the confidence necessary to broadcast in great moments. His palace figures say a lot, but it is his ability to slide past defenders and unlocking stubborn fractures that Frank will miss the most.
The one who comes to Eze d’Eze will be crucial, and there is someone that Tottenham’s recruitment team wants to seriously sign.
Tottenham Think Morgan Rogers is the “perfect” ebechi eze alternative
Speaking on his YouTube channel after the move from Eze to Arsenal, Fabrizio Romano shared that their dream number 10 alternative is the star of Aston Villa Morgan Rogers.
The English winger, evaluated at around 80 million pounds sterling, bags 14 sensational goals and 16 assists in all competitions last quarter as a key attack by Unai Emery, and he has real admirers inside the spurs.
Romano says that Tottenham considers Rogers to be the “perfect” candidate for their role as a attacking midfielder, but as things are, it is an almost impossible affair to conclude.
“They started making calls today to try to understand the situation so that the new players can add to their teams,” said the reliable journalist.
“One of the dream targets they have in Tottenham internally is Morgan Rogers at Aston Villa, but it is considered a very difficult matter because Villa does not want to lose the player.
“The people of the industry believe that this agreement is almost impossible for Morgan Rogers, but I can tell you that Tottenham himself considers a perfect candidate.”
He mentions other candidates in his video, such as Tyler Dibling de Southampton, but the prospect of an ambitious late decision for Rogers is very attractive, although unlikely.
