The England international was set to join Thomas Frank’s rebuild, but will instead link up with Mikel Arteta at the Emirates Stadium
At the age of 27, Eberechi Eze will finally play for a ‘big six’ club. He is set to swap south London for north, but not for the half that many had been expecting.
Tottenham had seemingly sewn up a deal with Crystal Palace, and the player himself was keen on becoming the new face of Thomas Frank’s project. Alas, he will become an Arsenal player instead, returning to his boyhood club after first being released by the Gunners at the age of 13.
It’s another memorable chapter for Arsenal in their long history of making Tottenham’s life a little bit more miserable. From winning the league twice at White Hart Lane to pinching Sol Campbell off them for nothing, there’s nothing Gooners like more than giving their little brother at the other end of Seven Sisters Road a wedgie.
However, as much as Eze’s decision to choose red over lilywhite is personal and a lifelong dream in the making, he should be wary of the pitfalls of heading to a place where he will be just another player rather than the star.