Thomas Frank<\/a> has been on the lookout for a new creative addition to his midfield after James Maddison suffered an ACL injury<\/a> during the pre-season friendly against Newcastle United in South Korea which will see him sidelined until next year.<\/p>\n Crystal Palace\u2019s Eberechi Eze<\/a> has been heavily linked with a move to the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium<\/a> in recent days with conflicting reports circulating over just how close a move could be.<\/p>\n Spurs insider Paul O\u2019Keefe has taken to social media platform X on Tuesday afternoon to reveal a significant update on talks between the two clubs.<\/p>\n O\u2019Keefe has shared his understanding that Tottenham<\/a> and Palace have now reached a verbal agreement over a deal to bring Eze to the Europa League champions.<\/p>\n Understand Tottenham have reached a verbal agreement with Crystal Palace for Eberechi Eze #THFC<\/a><\/p>\n \u2014 Paul O Keefe (@pokeefe1) August 19, 2025<\/a> <\/p>\n View Tweet<\/p>\n Eyebrows were raised in North London when the 27-year-old was named in the Crystal Palace team for their opening Premier League fixture against Chelsea on Sunday, where the midfielder saw an impressive free-kick disallowed.<\/p>\n It now remains to be seen when Tottenham can get the deal formally over the line with Palace set to play their first-ever European fixture on Thursday, while Spurs face the tough trip to Manchester City on Saturday lunchtime.<\/p>\n Eze deal is a significant sign of ambition from Spurs<\/p>\n Tottenham have looked sharp in their opening matches against PSG and Burnley, but the addition of Eze adds another dynamic to the side as someone who is comfortable operating in the ten role.<\/p>\n With Ange Postecoglou having struggled with squad depth last season to juggle the Europa League and Premier League, it is great to see that Tottenham are finally understanding that purely a strong starting XI is not good enough if the club want to compete on multiple fronts.<\/p>\n Eze is now set to become Tottenham\u2019s sixth signing of the transfer window, following in the footsteps of Kevin Danso, Mathys Tel, Kota Takai<\/a>, Mohammed Kudus and Joao Palhinha.<\/p>\n Have something to tell us about this article? Let us know ![\"Tottenham](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/spurs-palace-1024x682.jpg\")
Photo by SpursWebTottenham close in on Eberechi Eze transfer<\/p>\n