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Thanks Havertz! Great injury, the fierce general went to Tottenham Hotspur two days late

1:26pm, 22 August 2025Football

In the final stage of this summer's Premier League transfer window, a dramatic "War Intercept War" ignited the football world - Arsenal successfully snatched Crystal Palace offensive midfielder Eze from Tottenham. This deal not only concerns the strengthening of the lineup of the two teams, but also carries the players' own round-roaming football sentiment, becoming one of the most talked about topics in the summer window. The fuse of the incident originated from the potential injuries in Arsenal. Havertz suffered a knee injury in the match against Manchester United last Sunday, and despite initial signs that the injury was not serious, the club remained worried that he might be out for a while. In order to avoid damage to midfield creativity, Arsenal quickly turned their signings to Eze - in fact, they have been in touch with the player's representative this summer, but they have not yet made any efforts due to the rhythm of the signing budget. This injury completely accelerated the trading process.

According to the authoritative news from Romano "here we go", Arsenal finally reached an agreement with Crystal Palace: to sign Eze for a total price of 60 million pounds of initial transfer fees plus 7.5 million pounds of floating bonuses, and the 67.5 million pounds deal was also confirmed by The Guardian. It is worth mentioning that in 2020, Queen's Park Rangers, who sold Eze to Crystal Palace for 19.5 million pounds, will also receive a 15% transfer share. Eze's personal terms are basically no suspense, and he is about to become Arsenal's 7th sign this summer.

Previously, the Gunners had invested nearly 200 million pounds in the summer window to balance the income and expenditure, the club is pushing for marginal players to sell: Kiviol and Zinchenko have attracted the attention of Porto and other teams, Fabio Vieira's transfer is in negotiations with Stuttgart, Nelson may return to Fulham, and Eze's arrival may even prompt Trosad to seek departure.

However, what caught the most was Arsenal's "grabbing food from the tiger's mouth" intercepting the bell. According to the Daily Telegraph, Tottenham had been in-depth negotiations for several days. On Wednesday, it not only agreed to the Crystal Palace's transaction terms, but also negotiated a personal agreement with Eze. At that time, the players were basically ready to join Tottenham.

But Crystal Palace has not finalized the transfer - they hope Eze can participate in the European Union playoff against Fredericksta on Thursday night, and it is this hesitation that gives Arsenal an opportunity to take advantage of.

Later on Wednesday afternoon, Arsenal sports director Berta quickly led the negotiations and immediately agreed to the Crystal Palace's trading plan. Eze's personal tendency became the key: he was not only an Arsenal fan, but also started his youth training career with the team. This "Guller complex" made him decisively choose to join Arsenal rather than Tottenham.

Tottenham said that it had "do everything". Losing Eze will be a heavy blow to new coach Frank and chairman Levi - You should know that although Tottenham signed Kudus and Palinia and renewed Romero this summer, they have missed Gibbs White before. Losing Eze will undoubtedly anger the fans.

Currently, Tottenham has planned to turn to other goals, and has even discussed allowing Richarlison to join Crystal Palace in reverse to free up funds and places to compete for Visa.

Eze's joining this time is more like a "late to go home". According to TNT Sports, the 27-year-old talented midfielder was not smooth: he was given up by Arsenal youth training at the age of 13. He went to Fulham, Reading and Millwall youth training before the age of 18, but never got a professional contract. It was not until he tried and joined the Queen's Park Ranger that he truly gained a foothold. He then transferred to the Premier League Crystal Palace, gradually growing into an England international, and won the FA Cup with the team.

Last season, Eze played 43 games for Crystal Palace, scoring 14 goals and 11 assists, and Deutsche's price soared to 55 million euros. Now, after going around in circles, it's even more precious to return to where the dream began. The player's desire for "going home" can be intuitively felt from his reaction when he heard the news. Blogger indykaila (Cuckold) posted on a social platform: "When Arsenal executives contacted Crystal Palace at 4 pm, they also called Eze, who was driving. When he heard the transfer was completed, Eze could not suppress his excitement and shouted 'yessssss!!'" The Cuckold said bluntly that this was a "huge leap" for Eze, while Tottenham was "very angry" about losing him. Many Arsenal fans have begun to look forward to it: "Prepare to welcome the magic on the court, Eze is going to ignite the whole game!"

This efficient interception also made the fans burst. Some people joked, "Thank you Havertz! I was injured two days later, Eze probably went to Tottenham Hotspur." Some people sighed, "I got the transfer in one afternoon, and this is extremely efficient." Some people even said, "What I stolen from Tottenham Hotspur is particularly delicious." You should know that in the transfer window in the past, Arsenal was often the unlucky side of "being intercepted" and "players left the team". Now they can successfully reverse the situation. Many fans lamented that "it's finally reversed Tiangang this year." At the same time, they also expressed expectations for coach Arteta: "Get down! If Tazi doesn't have any results this season, it's really unreasonable. The patience of fans also has a final goal."

For Arsenal, signing Eze not only fills the midfield vacancy that Havertz may be absent, but also adds key creativity to the offensive end; for Eze, returning to the club when he was young is not only a make up for the past ups and downs, but also a new challenge. As the summer window approaches, this dramatic and emotional transfer has undoubtedly injected a shot in Arsenal's journey to the new season. Everyone is looking forward to: this talented midfielder who "goes home" can shine more dazzlingly at the Emirates Stadium.

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