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Eberechi Eze er lørdag blevet præsenteret i Arsenal, som har købt den 27-årige offensivspiller i Crystal Palace.
On Wednesday, Eberechi Eze was expecting to sign for Tottenham. It was undeniably a good move: a London club, a Champions League club, no less. For his career, it represented a step up.
But before he committed, there was one phone call he needed to make. Eze called Mikel Arteta.
It was not the first time they had spoken. Arteta and Eze had a conversation at the end of June, when Arsenal first explored a potential deal for the 27-year-old Crystal Palace playmaker. Since then, however, Arsenal’s interest had seemingly waned. Tottenham had stepped up their pursuit.
From a professional perspective, Eze was happy to sign for Spurs. But he had grown up an Arsenal fan. He wept when released from the club’s academy aged 13. Before signing anything, Eze needed to know if there was any chance of making a deal with Arsenal happen.