Overview

• Tottenham and Crystal Palace are discussing a fee below the former £68 million release clause, with bids reported in the £55 million to £60 million range.
• Sources including Fabrizio Romano report that Eze has informed Palace of his desire to join Spurs and has already agreed personal terms with the club.
• Eze is expected to be left out of Palace’s squad for the upcoming match against Chelsea as the transfer discussions continue.
• Spurs’ urgency in the pursuit is driven by a need to bolster midfield following James Maddison’s long-term knee injury, Son Heung-min’s departure, and a collapsed Morgan Gibbs-White move.
• Crystal Palace have begun identifying replacements and have made at least one approach for Leicester City midfielder Bilal El Khannouss in anticipation of a possible sale.