Arsenal transfer analysis: Would Eberechi Eze fit Mikel Arteta’s side?

As reported by BBC Sport’s senior football correspondent Sami Mokbel last week, Crystal Palace’s Eberechi Eze is on Arsenal’s list of summer transfer targets.

The England international, 27, has release clause of £60m, plus £8m in potential add-ons, in his contract, which has two years to run.

Palace representatives have, according to sources, been made aware of Arsenal’s interest in Eze, who is open to the move, but it is understood the Eagles would demand the full release clause.

The south Londoner has an Arsenal past, having played for the club from the age of eight until he was released at 13.

“I remember crying in my room for a solid week,” he said in 2020 of that rejection. Eze joined Palace from Queens Park Rangers five years ago for an initial £16m and has improved his goal and assists output in each of the past three seasons.

Under Oliver Glasner, Eze has made the switch from the left wing to more central areas as one of two attacking midfielders in a 3-4-2-1 formation.