Overview

• Arsenal confirmed Eze on a four-year contract with an option for a fifth as the former academy player returns to the club.
• The fee is £60m up front plus up to £7.5m in add-ons, with QPR due 15% of Crystal Palace’s profit on the sale.
• Eze completed his medical and was unveiled to fans at the Emirates before the Leeds match but was ineligible due to the Premier League’s 12pm registration cutoff.
• Arsenal re-entered the race after Kai Havertz’s knee injury and moved ahead of Tottenham, who had been close to an agreement with Palace and the player.
• Eze becomes Arsenal’s seventh summer signing, taking their window spend to roughly £267m as Mikel Arteta adds creative depth to his attack.