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.

Personal terms are already said to have been agreed and the player himself is keen on a move to last season’s Europa League winners.

Palace, for their part, begin their season against Chelsea on Sunday but are expected to omit Eze from their squad.

Indeed, the Eagles are already making plans to replace the 27-year-old and have made contact with Leicester to register their interest in ilal El Khannouss.

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Earlier this summer it appeared that Arsenal represented Eze’s No.1 choice and, according to Fabrizio Roman

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