London, England – Eberechi Eze, na di Crystal Palace playmaker wey people dey talk about. Arsenal dey prepare to drop di first bid for am, but e get one gist wey dey hold matter. Dem say na if Stuttgart fit buy one Gunners player, dem go fit settle di Eze matter.
Di Gunners don already sign Viktor Gyokeres from Sporting CP for a whopping £54million. Now dem dey eye Eze, wey Palace don set im release clause for £68 million. But wahala be say some reports talk say di clause don expire, while others dey yam say e dey still active until mid-August. (Make we just dey watch am like Naija movie!)
Mikel Arteta, Arsenal coach, na im wan build im squad well well. E dey look for players wey fit waka from di left wing to where im wan deploy No.10. Di report talk say Arsenal wan submit dis bid as soon as dem fit finalize di sale of Vieira. E fit say dem dey prioritize Vieira matter so dem fit get di cash to run Eze operation.
Omoh, di wahala no dey end for here! Stuttgart dey plan to pay around £17 million for di Portugal international, and Arsenal no dey like di price. Both clubs dey eyey dey for quick deal so dem go know wetin dey happen before di Community Shield on Sunday.
Eze dey keen to join Arsenal, and e wan clear am say he no wan dey waka upandan again. Even as di match dey approach, e no sure if e go show face. Di North London side dey confident sey dem fit agree terms for di 27-year-old player. (No be small thing, abeg!)
Former Arsenal player, Silvestre don even advise Eze no to leave Palace. E talk say di competition for places go fit be too much and e go lose di freedom wey him dey enjoy currently. But e add say Eze na top quality player and im go shine anywhere wey e go.
As di week dey go, we go see how di matter go unfold. Eze don dey respected in di league, e don play 166 games for Palace, wey him score 39 goals. His international career dey dey shine also, as he don represent England 11 times and score once. Na wa for dis transfer wahala wey dey make us dey feel like abeg, na wetin remind us sey football no get plenty rest!
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