Arsenal complete Eberechi Eze signing ahead of Premier League clash with Leeds

Eberechi Eze has completed his dream move to boyhood club Arsenal in a transfer which could be worth as much as £68million.

Eze becomes Arsenal’s seventh signing of the summer and catapults their spending spree to £250m. The England international has agreed a four-year deal and will wear the number 10 shirt.

Tottenham had been set to capture Eze after they reached an agreement with Crystal Palace on Wednesday, until Mikel Arteta’s side swooped in to hijack the transfer.

It was only ever Arsenal.

A boyhood Gooner, our new number 10 – welcome home, Ebere ❤️ pic.twitter.com/k3h67d4rg7

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Arsenal’s ruthless move – for an initial fee of £60m prior to performance related add-ons – to stump their rivals has drawn parallels with ex-Spurs captain Sol Campbell’s controversial switch on a free transfer to the Gunners in 2001.

The deal for the 27-year-old was announced 30 minutes prior to Arsenal’s first Premier League home game of the season, against Leeds. It is understood he will be presented to the Emirates crowed before kick-off.

“We are absolutely delighted to bring Eberechi to Arsenal,” Arteta said.

“He is a powerful and exciting player who will give us a new dimension in our attacking game. What stands out just as much as his talent and intelligence as a player, is the way he has worked hard throughout his career to get where he is today.

“His journey, his mentality, and his ambition are exactly what we want in our team, and we love how much it means to him and his family to be joining our club. We all look forward to start working with Eberechi soon.”

One of Eze’s final acts for Palace was to score the winner in the FA Cup final against Manchester City in May to clinch the club’s first