Eberechi Eze has shone for Crystal Palace and Spurs over recent seasons and he could earn a big move this summer with Eagles chiefs now green-lighting his exit from Selhurst Park
Crystal Palace have opened the door to Eberechi Eze leaving the club this summer with Manchester United and Tottenham chasing the winger. The England man has shone for the Eagles since joining the club from Reading in 2020.
His performances have been key to Oliver Glasner's side reaching the FA Cup final this season. But it appears that they could bid farewell to Eze sooner rather than later.
According to The Sun, Glasner has given his blessing to the forward departing the club this summer. Premier League rivals Spurs and Man United have been linked with a move for him in the past and with a £60m release clause written into his contract, they could be tempted to move over the coming months.
Eze, 26, has scored nine goals and notched 11 assists for Crystal Palace in all competitions this season. Speaking about his displays after an FA Cup win against Fulham earlier this season, Glasner said: “I think Ebere has had a strange season, he hasn’t had many goals in the Premier League and he has been unlucky, but he keeps going, he’s also struggled with strange injuries.
“The goal against Latvia and his first for England means a lot for him him. He always has the confidence, we know he’s an amazing finisher to cut inside on his right foot with an amazing finish. We need this quality, he helped us today massively.”
Should Eze move on this summer, it would be the second consecutive post-season window that a star player moved on. Michael Olise completed a move away to German giants Bayern Munich last summer, with chairman Steve Parish left shocked that there wasn’t the same amount of interest in Eze.
"I was really worried from a club point of view of losing Michael and Ebbs in the same window and we didn't have in Ebbs the interest that I thought we would have," he said to Sky Sports News.
"I was astounded. Genuinely astounded. I mean, the guy's just an outstanding footballer, an outstanding person."
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In reply to those comments, Eze claimed that he was not looking to move on any time soon. He said: "I appreciate the words that they say. But I'm so focused on just being the best player I can be, whatever interest comes, or whatever happens.
"I want to enjoy my football where I am right now. The things that I can control, that's it. I'm really, really invested in becoming the best player I can be. Whether that leads me to another club, or to whatever, I'm at peace with that - and I try to stay there (at peace) as well."