LONDON :Arsenal left it late to snatch Eberechi Eze from under the noses of their London rivals Tottenham Hotspur, signing the forward from Crystal Palace on transfer deadline day.

On Sunday, the 27-year-old boyhood Arsenal fan paid back a lump of that 60 million pounds ($79 million) fee with a stunning hat-trick in a 4-1 rout of Tottenham in his first north London derby.

Eze's appetite for the big stage was apparent with a memorable winner for Palace in last season's FA Cup final against Manchester City.

Before Sunday he had only scored one Premier League goal since arriving at The Emirates, but he chose the perfect day to make his biggest statement in an Arsenal shirt.

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