Tottenham have strict Eberechi Eze transfer deadline to meet ahead of Man City fixture

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The next few days could prove key when it comes to Eberechi Eze swapping Crystal Palace for Tottenham. football.london reported on Tuesday that Spurs are growing closer to signing the England international with further talks planned between the clubs in order to come to a final agreement.

There is so much excitement around the potential addition of Eze and it would certainly be a huge statement from Tottenham in the transfer market to sign such a talented player. The 27-year-old has had an instrumental role in the Crystal Palace team since joining from QPR back in 2020 and it always appeared that he would go on to secure a big move elsewhere at some point in the future.

A deal for Eze could be a gamechanger for Thomas Frank and Tottenham as they are crying out for reinforcements in the No.10 role at present. Dejan Kulusevski remains in the treatment room after suffering a knee injury in May which required surgery, with fellow No.10 James Maddison set to be out for the vast majority of the season due to the ACL injury he sustained in the pre-season friendly against Newcastle United at the beginning of August.

Tottenham still have other transfers to complete after a deal for Eze and the hope will be that they can finalise the transfer for the attacking ace before this weekend's game against Manchester City. A debut at the Etihad Stadium could well be in order providing that the Greenwich-born player joins in good time.

However, Tottenham would have to ensure that Eze is registered before a set time to ensure he is eligible to feature for the Lilywhites against Pep Guardiola's team in Saturday's 12:30pm kick-off. Rule U.23 of the Premier League handbook states: “...the registration of a player shall be 12 noon on the last working day before the date of the first league match in which the club making the application intends him to play..”

So, that means Tottenham would have to register Eze, or any new player, by 12pm on Friday, August 22 to be eligible to face Man City the following day. If not, his debut would have to wait until Saturday, August 30 when the team host Bournemouth at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium.

Providing of course that he does sign, Eze will come up against Crystal Palace at Selhurst Park for the first time on Saturday, December 27. The return game at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium is in the calendar for Wednesday, March 4.

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