Overview

• talkSPORT reports Arsenal have emerged at the last minute in the race for Crystal Palace’s Eberechi Eze after Tottenham were said to be closing in.
• Spurs were reportedly nearing a deal worth around £60 million before Arsenal showed their hand late in the process.
• Eze is described as a boyhood Arsenal supporter, a detail used to frame the possibility of a north London switch.
• The outlet says its phone lines were flooded with angry Tottenham fans and celebratory Arsenal callers, with Spurs chairman Daniel Levy singled out by some listeners.
• To contextualize the moment, talkSPORT recounts Arsenal’s 1997 ‘hijack’ of Emmanuel Petit—complete with a Spurs-paid taxi to Arsène Wenger’s house—and lists other famous late transfer turnarounds involving John Obi Mikel, Willian, Paul Gascoigne and Ronaldinho.