Spurs get ideal chance to complete deal in background as Olise rejects Chelsea
Tottenham Hotspur may have been given the perfect chance to secure the signing of Crystal Palace star Eberechi Eze after his teammate Michael Olise rejected Chelsea.
As reported by football.london, Spurs have been keeping a close eye on the talented attacker as part of their squad overhaul under new manager Ange Postecoglou. Despite already spending over £150 million on eight new signings this summer, Tottenham are expected to press on with their transfer plans following Harry Kane's big-money move to Bayern Munich.
With Kane's departure leaving a void upfront, Spurs are prioritising targets in attacking areas. The likes of Gift Orban, Jonathan David and Folarin Balogun are among the names linked with the club as well as Eze.
Eze has emerged as one of the most exciting players in the Premier League over the past 18 months. The 21-year-old joined Palace from Reading for just £8.3million in 2021.
It appeared that his teammate Olise would become the latest arrival at Stamford Bridge after Chelsea activated his £45million release clause. However, Palace chairman Steve Parish sprung a surprise by announcing that Olise had signed a new contract at Selhurst Park, effectively ending Chelsea's pursuit of the young French talent.
Chelsea complete record-breaking Enzo Fernandez transfer after deadline day rush
“It’s the best possible news we could have. I had been concerned - it’s always concerning when a club of Chelsea’s stature take interest in a player, and people will suggest that a move to them might be the best bet,” said Palace manager Roy Hodgson.
"I had always hoped that wouldn’t be the case and that Michael would realise that at such a young age his future here is very bright, and we can help him move very quickly on to another level... For me, of course, it is a red letter day."
Crystal Palace's Eberechi Eze is a transfer target for Tottenham (MICAH CROOK/PPAUK/REX/Shutterstock)Olise’s surprise decision to stay where he is could be good news for Spurs. Keeping hold of the youngster may mean that Palace - who lost Wilfried Zaha on a free transfer - are more open to selling Eze.
Amid the expectations surrounding Spurs' future business in the transfer market, a bid for Eze could be submitted before the window slams shut in two weeks, reports football.london. Addressing his transfer plans, Postecoglou said this week: “Not necessarily (signing a new striker. I know that's the obvious place people look at because of recent outgoings but we'd been planning for that for a while.
"There's still areas we can strengthen in all our lines: defensively, midfield, up front. Again that's not just bringing players in for the sake of it. They have to fit the profile we're looking at.
"We've purposefully gone a bit younger because we want to build a team here. It's not about putting the finishing touches on something, we're building something here. So that's the mind of profiles we're looking at."
This article was crafted with the help of AI tools, which speed up Mirror.co.uk's editorial research. A content editor reviewed this content before it was published. You can report any errors to [email protected].
Read more similar news:
Comments:
comments powered by Disqus
