Eze is set to rejoin Arsenal in a £60m+ deal but his first association with the club as teenager ended in tears

Arsenal pounced to beat north London rivals Tottenham Hotspur to a deal on Wednesday, matching the Spurs offer and persuading Eze to join them instead. Spurs hadn’t finalised their agreement due to Palace wanting Eze to play the first leg of a Conference League play-off, which he subsequently didn’t feature in anyway.

When asked about Eberechi Eze’s absence tonight, Glasner told Channel 5 Sport: “Honestly, I expected that he (Eze) would start today for us. He called me this morning and told me that he doesn’t feel well to play this evening. Of course, I have to accept it. Everything else, you have to ask the chairman.

Eberechi Eze has been left out of Crystal Palace's team for its Conference League playoff match on Thursday amid reports the England forward is about to join Arsenal.

Eberechi Eze is set to join Arsenal, despite Tottenham previously being confident of a deal, while Spurs also missed out on Nottingham Forest star Morgan Gibbs-White earlier in the summer.

The Gunners target won't be playing on Thursday in the Conference League for Palace, but what does this all mean for this availability for Arsenal in UCL, should his transfer be finalized?

Mikel Arteta insists Arsenal have not swooped for Eberechi Eze because Kai Havertz has suffered a knee injury. Havertz has been dealing with a knee issue since last Sunday’s game at Old Trafford, which Arsenal won 1-0.

Thomas Frank insists he only wants players who want to play for Tottenham Hotspur following Arsenal’s hijacking of an all but completed deal for Eberechi Eze.