The Gunners’ summer signing proved the difference as Mikel Arteta’s side extended their lead at the top of the table.

Eberechi Eze returned to haunt his former club as Arsenal secured a 1-0 win over Crystal Palace to extend their lead at the top of the.

Arsenal attacker Eberechi Eze has revealed that he was “prepared” to join Tottenham before the Gunners jumped in to buy him over the summer. The Gunners signed Eze from Crystal Palace in the summer transfer window in a deal worth £60m and an additional £7.5m in add-ons.

Arsenal’s summer signing Eberechi Eze has revealed that he was “willing” to join Tottenham Hotspur only to be swayed by a late bid from the Gunners. Eze found himself at the epicentre of a transfer saga in the summer just gone.