{"id":105690,"date":"2025-08-24T03:17:22","date_gmt":"2025-08-24T03:17:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/105690\/"},"modified":"2025-08-24T03:17:22","modified_gmt":"2025-08-24T03:17:22","slug":"arsenal-rub-salt-in-tottenhams-wounds-with-perfect-eberechi-eze-announcement","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/105690\/","title":{"rendered":"Arsenal rub salt in Tottenham&#8217;s wounds with &#8216;perfect&#8217; Eberechi Eze announcement"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Eberechi Eze was announced by Arsenal on Saturday ahead of their 5-0 thrashing of Leeds United and decided to goad rivals Tottenham after beating them to his signature<\/p>\n<p>20:20, 23 Aug 2025Updated 20:20, 23 Aug 2025<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/1_Screenshot-2025-08-23-at-193536.png\" alt=\"Eberechi Eze is announced by Arsenal\" loading=\"eager\"  \/>Arsenal poked fun at Tottenham as they unveiled Eberechi Eze, writing: &#8220;It was only ever Arsenal&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \"><a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mirror.co.uk\/all-about\/arsenal-fc\" target=\"_self\" aria-label=\"\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Arsenal<\/a> poked fun at <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mirror.co.uk\/all-about\/tottenham-hotspur-fc\" target=\"_self\" aria-label=\"\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Tottenham<\/a> after announcing the signing of <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mirror.co.uk\/all-about\/eberechi-eze\" target=\"_self\" aria-label=\"\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Eberechi Eze<\/a> as they wrote &#8220;it was only ever <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mirror.co.uk\/all-about\/arsenal-fc\" target=\"\" aria-label=\"\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Arsenal<\/a>&#8221; after pipping their rivals to his signature.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">Eze looked destined to go to <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mirror.co.uk\/all-about\/tottenham-hotspur-fc\" target=\"\" aria-label=\"\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Tottenham<\/a> this week after the north London outfit agreed a \u00a360million deal with <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mirror.co.uk\/all-about\/crystal-palace-fc\" target=\"\" aria-label=\"\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Crystal Palace<\/a>, but the deal was held up over minor details.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">And after Arsenal lost Kai Havertz to injury, the Gunners were quick to swoop in at the last minute as they eventually landed Eze for \u00a367m, with the midfielder making the easy decision to join his boyhood club.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">Spurs fans were left seething at the club&#8217;s failure to wrap up the deal as their rival Arsenal supporters quickly rubbed it in on social media.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">With the Eze deal now <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mirror.co.uk\/sport\/football\/transfer-news\/eberechi-eze-arsenal-crystal-palace-35782568\" target=\"_self\" aria-label=\"\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">officially wrapped up and announced<\/a>, Arsenal decided to add insult to injury by goading Spurs over their failure, in a video being hailed as &#8220;perfect&#8221; by supporters.<\/p>\n<p>READ MORE: <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mirror.co.uk\/sport\/football\/transfer-news\/eberechi-eze-arsenal-crystal-palace-35782568\" data-tmdatatrack=\"read-more\" data-tmdatatrack-articleid=\"35782568\" data-tmdatatrack-source=\"editorial\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Eberechi Eze breaks silence on \u00a367.5m Arsenal transfer after emotional summer move<\/a>READ MORE: <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mirror.co.uk\/sport\/football\/transfer-news\/arsenal-mikel-arteta-eberechi-eze-35782438\" data-tmdatatrack=\"read-more\" data-tmdatatrack-articleid=\"35782438\" data-tmdatatrack-source=\"editorial\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Mikel Arteta&#8217;s admission on Eberechi Eze transfer speaks volumes after Tottenham snub<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">Posting a video of Eze in an Arsenal shirt, they wrote a caption that read: &#8220;It was only ever Arsenal. A boyhood Gooner, our new number 10 &#8211; welcome home, Ebere.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">The video starts with club legend Ian Wright discussing how &#8220;some things don&#8217;t need saying&#8221; as he questions whether Eze wants to &#8220;raise the levels&#8221;, &#8220;raise hairs&#8221; and &#8220;raise the roof&#8221; &#8211; before asking: &#8220;Do you want the Arsenal?&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">Eberechi then comes into focus and replies: &#8220;Obviously,&#8221; as he smiles while holding a ball in front of a group of Arsenal fans. He is then hugged by Wright, who says: &#8220;Welcome to the Arsenal, man.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/0_GettyImages-2231670322.jpg\" alt=\"Eberechi Eze\" loading=\"lazy\"  \/>Eze was introduced to the Arsenal crowd before their 5-0 win over Leeds on Saturday<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">Arsenal fans couldn&#8217;t hide their delight at the style of the announcement video &#8211; plus how it teased their rivals Tottenham &#8211; as one wrote: &#8220;that\u2019s one of the best announcement videos I\u2019ve ever seen icl. Genuinely perfect.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">Another added: &#8220;Again. Again. Again. Arsenal\u2019s media team are the best. Goosebumps man. Oscar award winning.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">A third wrote: &#8220;This is cinema. Probably goes down as ONE of the best announcement videos.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">Eze was shown off in front of the Arsenal crowd ahead of their 5-0 thrashing of Leeds on Saturday and he looked cool, calm and collected as he made his way onto the pitch.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">His next opportunity to feature for the club will be in a huge trip to title rivals <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mirror.co.uk\/all-about\/liverpool-fc\" target=\"\" aria-label=\"\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Liverpool<\/a> at Anfield next Sunday.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \"><a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/chat.whatsapp.com\/KpLVIG1AXsd0FvfduhjjzO\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"Join our new WhatsApp communityLink opens in a new tab.\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Join our new WhatsApp community<\/a> and receive your daily dose of Mirror Football content. 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