Real Madrid ‘weigh up stunning move for £70m Crystal Palace star’ – just hours after Eberechi Eze agrees to Arsenal move
Real Madrid have reportedly set their sights on a Crystal Palace star who they could be willing to spend up to £70million on for him to join the club.
According to Spanish outlet AS, the Eagles could lose Adam Wharton, with Los Blancos said to be keen on adding the midfielder to their squad before the transfer window shuts on September 1 – but Palace will not sell for less than £70m.
However, Real would have to sell a player for a large sum given they have already spent £154million this summer on Dean Huijsen, Alvaro Carreras and Franco Mastantuono.
That could come in the form of Rodrygo – who has been linked with a move to the Premier League as Manchester City and Liverpool have both been touted as destinations for the Brazilian.
He has struggled for regular game time under new manager Xabi Alonso and was also touted with a switch to Arsenal.
However, the Gunners have pivoted to Eberechi Eze, stealing him from under the noses of rivals Tottenham who looked to have secured a deal with the Eagles for their star attacker.
Real Madrid have reportedly set their sights on a Crystal Palace star who they could be willing to spend up to £70million on
However, Real would have to sell a player for a large sum given they have already spent £154million this summer on
Spurs had been in negotiations with Palace over Eze for the past 10 days as they tried to agree a move worth £55million plus add-ons.
However, after Kai Havertz suffered a knee injury, the Gunners’ need for another attacker saw them turn to Eze.
Arsenal had earmarked signing the 27-year-old England international earlier in the window and knew they were his preferred destination but, following their £63m outlay on Viktor Gyokeres, they had wanted to concentrate on outgoings before adding another left-sided attacker.
But with Havertz set to be absent for an extended period, after suffering his injury in Arsenal’s win at Manchester United on Sunday, the Gunners acted to steal Eze from under the nose of their fierce rivals.
Sporting director Andrea Berta and manager Mikel Arteta met Eze last month, and he was sold on the idea of moving to the Gunners but an offer failed to materialise at that time.
Eze’s release clause of £60m, plus £8m in bonuses, lapsed last week.
Daily Mail Sport understands Spurs agreed to Palace’s demands on Wednesday and also agreed terms with Eze. At that stage, the player was keen to finalise the move.
Crystal Palace are nearing the sale of Eberechi Eze, with Arsenal stealing him from under the noses of rivals Tottenham
However, Palace are understood to have insisted Eze remain available for their Conference League play-off first leg against Norwegian side Fredrikstad on Thursday night.
Arsenal then stepped in on Wednesday afternoon and Eze will not play for the Eagles and risk an injury derailing his dream move.
