This article was originally published on www.si.com as Eberechi Eze: Arsenal, Tottenham Target Could Be Dropped As Transfer Talks ‘Intensify’. Crystal Palace are reportedly prepared to drop Eberechi Eze for the club’s first Premier League fixture of the season in response to intensifying transfer interest in their star playmaker.

Arsenal registered their interest in Eberechi Eze earlier this summer but Tottenham are now the favourites to sign him from Crystal Palace before transfer deadline day

Arsenal legend Lee Dixon believes that Eberechi Eze could be a ‘title decider’ if he puts pen to paper with his former side. The playmaker has been heavily linked with a move away from Crystal Palace in recent weeks, with the Gunners and Tottenham keen to acquire his services.