Tottenham had agreed everything with Crystal Palace and Eberechi Eze to sign the England international but Arsenal had other ideas.
Following the injury to James Maddison and the departure of Son Heung-min, Spurs were looking to add creativity to the team and they had identified Eze as their primary target.
With everything agreed about the transfer, they were thinking about their plans for this season with Eze in the team.
However, in the last minute, Arsenal reignited interest in the Palace star, with more intent this time due to the injury suffered by Kai Havertz.
In a moment of hours, the Gunners had sealed the deal to sign the player and now only formalities are left to complete the transfer.
An iconic moment in the transfer window this summer as Spurs have been stunned and beaten by their Premier League rivals.
Tottenham had an idea something was off about Eze deal
According to TBR Football, Tottenham had an idea that there was something wrong with the Eze deal due to the delay in completing the move.
There is no doubt that they are disappointed to lose out on a player of Eze’s quality, but they had a feeling that something like this could happen.
TBR Football’s chief correspondent Graeme Bailey has shared his thoughts on this matter and revealed the feeling inside the Tottenham camp.
He said: “I don’t think it necessarily hit the players or the coaches hard, but on Monday and Tuesday, the club really thought it was done with Spurs.”
“On Tuesday, Palace came back with certain criteria – not outlandish, but a bit unusual – and that made Spurs think: ‘Why are you asking for this, what’s going on here?’ They had a feeling something wasn’t quite right.
“I think annoyance is the wrong word – a frustration. But clearly, Eze is Palace’s player to do as they see fit. At the end of the day, it’s not really a frustration with Palace because they were just looking for the best deal.
“Tottenham were willing to do the £68 million deal anyway, so…
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