The Gunners, who have been linked with Eze for most of the summer, are reportedly willing to allow Eze to play in that important match for Palace and have seemingly pulled ahead in the race to sign him as a result. Eze’s ties to Arsenal — he was a childhood supporter and spent time in the academy — probably doesn’t hurt, either.

When asked if Palace can recover if they lose both Eze and Guehu, Henderson added: "100%. We have lost players before and we survived through that. And we brought the best times to this football club.

Eberechi Eze has snubbed Tottenham and is set to move to Arsenal after the Gunners reignited their interest in the Crystal Palace star on Wednesday.

Eze looked poised to join Spurs after Palace’s Europa Conference qualifier against Fredrikstad on Thursday night, but Arsenal have ruined those plans. A former Arsenal youth prospect before being released at the age of 13, Eze previously told Rising Ballers that his ‘dream’ was to play for the Gunners.

Arsenal's deal for Eberechi Eze is worth in the region of his expired £68m release clause, matching the level of fee Tottenham Hotspur were prepared to pay. BlueCo - the group that owns Chelsea and Strasbourg - has reached an agreement to sign midfielder ...

A lot of you had been asking why the Gunners weren't moving for Eze on our 'Ask about Arsenal' form, so we want to know what you think about this development - especially from under the noses of north London rivals Tottenham.