Eberechi Eze’s two transfer clauses shed more light on Arsenal transfer issue

Arsenal have put Crystal Palace and England star Eberechi Eze at the top of their shopping list after sealing a deal for Viktor Gyokeres but there are a number of roadblocks to a deal

An agreement with Eberechi Eze’s former club has caused another headache for Arsenal as Mikel Arteta continues to chase the England international. The Gunners want the Crystal Palace star as their next big-money addition of the summer transfer window.

He is seen as the perfect candidate to further bolster their wide options following the lucrative arrivals of Viktor Gyokeres and Noni Madueke. A deal could be seen as relatively straight forward, given the presence of a £67.5m release clause in his Crystal Palace deal.

And while Arsenal would need to get the funds together to pay that fee – with The Guardian reporting that the Eagles want the vast majority of that amount paid up front – there is a further caveat due to a second clause in Eze’s deal.

Eze’s former club Queens Park Rangers retain a 15 percent sell-on clause. That would entitle the London side to 15 percent of any profit that Palace make on Eze, which given they signed him for just under £20m, could land QPR just under £7.5m should a move to the Emirates go through.

Eze has two years remaining on his contract with Palace. Eagles boss Oliver Glasner has already spoken out on any potential sales – and has urged the club hierarchy to remain firm over Palace’s key players ahead of a European campaign.

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“Even though all the players are still here, we haven’t made the most of the transfer window so far,” Glasner admitted. “I was promised that we would be more active and bring in the new players earlier this year.

“As of now, I have 17 outfield players. I hope we don’t lose any more. If that happens and we get four new ones on deadline day like last year, another false start is possible.”

Meanwhile, Palace chairman Steve Parish last year claimed he was shocked that the club were able to keep Eze. He said: “I was really worried from a club point of view of losing Michael [Olise] and Ebbs in the same window and we didn’t have in Ebbs the interest that I thought we would have.

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“I was astounded. Genuinely astounded. I mean, the guy’s just an outstanding footballer, an outstanding person.”

Away from Eze, Palace are also fielding interest in star defender Marc Guehi, who Liverpool admire. But as it stands, the Reds are focusing on attempting to seal a deal for Newcastle striker Alexander Isak.

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