by A few hours before Arsenal did not conclude an agreement for Ebelechi Eze, in an equal torsion of cruel, Tottenham Hotspur finally made the offer which, according to them, would be acceptable for Crystal Palace. There had been a verbal agreement. Spurs simply never had an appropriate response. The reason quickly became clear.
After days of difficult and meticulous negotiations between the president of the Spurs, Daniel Levy and the president of Crystal Palace, Steve Parish, Arsenal had seemed to fly in a few hours. This has already seen this movement projected as the mother of all the embezzlement of transfer, especially since it seems to be another victory of the Derby of northern London.
Except that it was not a diversion at all. The independent Can now reveal that Arsenal had in fact struck the principles of an agreement with Palace from the morning of Sunday August 10. They managed to keep things extraordinarily silent, as illustrated by the way it was only after the shock revelation on Wednesday evening that several sources were ready to talk about it.
There was also the fact that, in these nine days, it did not seem that Arsenal followed this agreement. The word extinct was that they wanted to sell before making another purchase and that they preferred a left winger. The interest in Eze has been played several times. There had been a lot of mixed messages, which adapt to all summer when it comes to the palace star.
Levy could certainly think that he now had mixed messages. The situation led to surprising sympathy for him in the game – it’s also considerable Schadenfreude. Their own negotiations for Eze had encountered repeated difficulties, as indicated for the first time by The independent Saturday evening. The problems actually preceded this. The talks almost collapsed on the previous Thursday, and there were constant hold-ups on problems such as the additional modules and how much was paid in advance. When one problem has been solved, another would occur.
One description in recent days was that “the agreement is both almost done and constantly at the time of collapse”. There is now a belief, especially in the spurs, that the palace blocked. They were waiting for Arsenal to return because the competition would mean getting a better price.
He had nevertheless seemed so far away on Saturday that Aze himself had accepted that Arsenal was not going to happen. He even spoke to the parish to try to sort a move of the Spurs, while Levy and the president of the palace met on Monday morning. Tottenham seemed to have a clear race. Eze was really enthusiastic about joining the club. It was just not the one he really wanted. His dream was a move to Arsenal.
Then suddenly, it seemed that it would become a reality on Wednesday morning. Arsenal finally acted on this agreement. This sudden decision will be linked to the injury of Kai Havertz, but there is in fact the hope that the absence of the German will not be too long, perhaps less than three months. The Havertz News have accelerated everything. Arsenal wanted to make sure they didn’t miss it.
The executive vice-president of the parish and arsenal, Tim Lewis, has a closer relationship than the parish and the sample, even if they often bicker. They relate a lot to regulations and other problems at stake. This helped accelerate talks on Wednesday, especially since they had this agreement on Sunday, August 10.
Another advantage for Arsenal is that they have more players than they can offer to the palace in positions they need. It is possible that an agreement is then concluded for Jakub Kiwior, given how the Oliver Glasner needs a half-center. Such a sale would always be a separate transfer.
Arsenal, for their part, had to pay more than the initial agreement to ensure that they really beat the spurs at the signature. While the previous structure of Arsenal was 50 million pounds sterling plus 10 million pounds sterling in additional modules, the new agreement is 60 million pounds sterling and 7.5 million pounds sterling in additional module – almost exactly the Liberation clause of Eze, which expired for this window on Thursday. It is understood that it was superior to the final offer of the Spurs.
Parish played his role masterfully. He obtained the best possible offer for his club, which was the best of cases if you are forced to lose one of the largest legends of the club. Eze has just delivered the first major trophy in the history of the club. The Rangers of Queens Park also celebrate because they should receive 15% of any agreement. The hierarchy of Loftus Road will now aim to finish more business because they have now had the most money they have had for years.
Eze finally preferred Arsenal because they offer better opportunities for more trophies than the FA Cup – the honors he can influence – but also because of his dream. The connection was there. Eze trained at Arsenal until the age of 13. When he posted on Instagram on May 26, celebrating the success of the FA Cup of Palace, the fifth and last photo was a remarkable image of Ian Wright.
Oliver Glasner on Thursday, confirmed that Eze confirmed his last match in a Crystal Palace shirt. He said the striker had withdrawn on the day of his historic match match of the 1-0 conference league against Fredrikstad.
Glasner revealed that he had received a phone call from Eze, who said he didn’t feel good enough to play. “I am responsible for Crystal Palace and I think he will not play for us anymore,” said Glasner when asked to confirm if Eze was heading for the Emirates stadium.
This is a huge transfer, with a lot of money at stake. Levy knows the cost of this now. He will face even greater questions after losing two large transfers late this summer, notably Morgan Gibbs-White. Vanitors protests on the spurs are likely to warm up.
Arsenal has signed a game changer, which, according to some, could be lacking in relation to the business of Liverpool and Manchester City. They have now succeeded in the summer agreement, given the dimensions and rivalry. It could be extremely important in the season.
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