Arsenal have dramatically stolen Eberechi Eze from Tottenham’s grasp and are set to sign the England international after he bid farewell to Crystal Palace on Thursday night. The Gunners moved quickly after the news that Kai Havertz damaged his knee in their win over Manchester United,

It felt for some time that Eberechi Eze would be a Tottenham player eventually, when suddenly Eze was signing for Spurs' biggest rival Arsenal. So how did it all go down?

On the verge of a transfer to Arsenal, Eberechi Eze's former team-mates have told the story of how he evolved his game to earn a return to the Emirates Stadium

Yesterday was a bad day for Tottenham Hotspur, but while the club failed in its bid to secure Crystal Palace attacking midfielder Eberechi Eze after losing out to an Arsenal gazumping, the club is already briefing that it has other irons in the fire.

With the transfer window narrowing to a fine point, the on-pitch action can seem like a sideshow at times and there will be plenty of Eberechi Eze -focused conversations taking place as Arsenal and Spurs fans find their seats on Saturday.

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

Tottenham Hotspur have shifted their focus to Aston Villa’s Morgan Rogers after missing out on Eberechi Eze, with the winger now their new ‘priority target’. Spurs have already made contact with intermediaries to explore a potential deal,