Crystal Palace have started contingency planning as Eberechi Eze nears a move to Arsenal. Arsenal completed a breakthrough deal with Palace and the player, hijacking a potential transfer to Tottenham. Eze, an Arsenal fan, chose to join the club over Tottenham. Palace have opened talks to sign Villarreal winger Yeremy Pino and have made contact to explore deal conditions within 24 hours. Pino, 22, scored four goals and provided ten assists last season for Villarreal. Villarreal are reluctant sellers and would demand a significant fee. Palace enquiries have focused on financial parameters and deal structure, with no agreement in place.
The Gunners made a breakthrough in their pursuit of the Palace attacking midfielder on Wednesday night. When it looked like the England international was heading to Tottenham, their Premier League rivals Arsenal hijacked the move and struck a deal with Palace, as well as with the player. Since Eze is an Arsenal fan, he jumped at the opportunity to play for the club of his dreams and decided to snub Thomas Frank's Tottenham.
One of the names now firmly on their radar is Villarreal winger Yeremy Pino, with the Eagles making contact to understand the conditions of a possible deal within the last 24 hours, as per Romano. Eze's potential switch to the Emirates would represent a huge loss, given his crucial role in the side's attacking build-up and his ability to dictate games in the final third.
That said, Romano stresses that this is far from a straightforward pursuit. Villarreal are reluctant sellers and are expected to demand a significant fee if they are to part with their highly-rated academy graduate. Palace's enquiry is understood to have focused on the financial parameters and potential structure of any deal, but no agreement is in sight at this stage.
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