Overview

• Eberechi Eze completed a medical and agreed terms for a reported £67.5m–£68m move from Crystal Palace, positioning him as Arsenal’s seventh signing of the window.
• The Premier League’s 12pm registration cutoff was not met, so Eze is not expected to face Leeds on Saturday, with reports suggesting a debut could come next week.
• The transfer lifts Arsenal’s summer outlay past roughly £250m–£260m following arrivals including Viktor Gyökeres, Martin Zubimendi, Noni Madueke, Christian Nørgaard, Cristhian Mosquera and Kepa Arrizabalaga.
• Mikel Arteta framed the recruitment as a statement of title intent and said the plans were prepared rather than a reaction to Kai Havertz’s knee setback.
• Arsenal are pursuing departures to trim the squad, with talks reported over Jakub Kiwior to Porto and Karl Hein to Werder Bremen, and sales explored for Albert Sambi Lokonga, Fabio Vieira, Reiss Nelson and Oleksandr Zinchenko.