Arsenal hold Eberechi Eze transfer talks with Tottenham's £68m plan at major risk

Arsenal could scupper Tottenham's plans with a surprise move for Eberechi Eze after 'holding talks' with the England star's representatives amid their search for quality attacking signings.

The Gunners are in the market for a quality No.9 and a left-sided forward to bolster their title hopes next season. And it seems as though their search for the latter could lead them into a surprise battle with their arch-rivals for Eze, who is the latest Crystal Palace star to be linked with a blockbuster summer move.

Mirror Football revealed last week that Eze was on Spurs' shortlist with a deal for Bryan Mbeumo now looking unlikely.

And amid claims that the 26-year-old is also on Arsenal's radar as they finalise their own shortlist of attacking targets, The Sun are reporting that talks between Andrea Berta and Eze's representatives have already taking place.

It's outlined that Arsenal hold a strong interest in Eze, who has a £68million buy-out clause in his Eagles contract.

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Given he would be available for that price, Eze represents a cheaper alternative to Real Madrid's Brazilian forward, Rodrygo, who the Gunners have also been courting this summer.

Arsenal's interest will come as a fresh blow to Tottenham, who look set to miss out on the signing of Mbeumo.

Thomas Frank was keen to take the Cameroon star with him to north London from Brentford. But joining Manchester United was always Mbeumo's preference with a deal now said to be close.

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Arsenal are working on numerous deals as it stands, with Martin Zubimendi already all but a Gunners player after agreeing to leave Real Sociedad.

Christian Norgaard, the Brentford captain, is set to undergo a medical after Arsenal agreed a deal with their London neighbours for the Dane on Wednesday, with Kepa Arrizabalaga also poised to join them from Chelsea.

Andrea Berta is also pushing to conclude a deal for the Valencia centre-back, Cristhian Mosquera, in a deal which would bolster Mikel Arteta's defensive options. The highly-rated 20-year-old has also attracted admirers at Aston Villa, Bournemouth, Bayer Leverkusen and Atletico Madrid.

Movement on a striker is also expected to progress in the coming days with Benjamin Sesko emerging as the club's top target ahead of Viktor Gyokeres.

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