This article was originally published on www.si.com as Eberechi Eze: Arsenal, Tottenham Target Could Be Dropped As Transfer Talks ‘Intensify’. Crystal Palace are reportedly prepared to drop Eberechi Eze for the club’s first Premier League fixture of the season in response to intensifying transfer interest in their star playmaker.

Tottenham will get a free run at signing Eberechi Eze from Crystal Palace after Arsenal dropped their interest. Spurs are now increasingly confident of securing the signing of the England international for a fee in excess of £60 million.

Arsenal legend Lee Dixon believes that Eberechi Eze could be a ‘title decider’ if he puts pen to paper with his former side. The playmaker has been heavily linked with a move away from Crystal Palace in recent weeks, with the Gunners and Tottenham keen to acquire his services.