Eze agreed personal terms with Spurs, who reached an agreement over a transfer fee on Wednesday, but Palace refused to immediately greenlight an exit as they wanted their talisman available for Thursday’s Conference League qualifier against Fredrikstad. As a result, the door was opened to Arsenal.

Eberechi Eze grew up worshipping Arsenal and there was no doubt he was always going to choose the Gunners once they made their interest known - having been heartbroken when they released him aged 13