Eberechi Eze next club odds: Tottenham leading way for Palace star? Or can Arsenal make a late push?

Crystal Palace’s demotion to the UEFA Conference League owing to a breach multi-club ownership will have repercussions on the club. European football is a huge achievement but the drop from the Europa League is far from ideal.

Indeed, the Eagles are tipped to lose key stars Marc Guehi and Eberechi Eze in the coming weeks, while Adam Wharton is another who has been linked with a summer exit.

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With the vultures circling Selhurst Park, we run through the best bookmaker odds in the UK for Eze’s next club. A switch across the capital is widely expected, but while a move to the Emirates was seemingly likely a couple of weeks ago; there’s a new favourite for the England international.

Tottenham – 3/10 (Ladbrokes)

James Maddison’s season-ending ACL injury in the pre-season draw with Newcastle has seen Tottenham step up their interest in a new number 10. With Dejan Kulusevski also absent for the foreseeable future, Spurs can ill-afford to see out the summer window without adding another creator.

A 3-0 win over Burnley was commendable, but they won’t come up against opponents as forgiving as the Clarets. A player of Eberechi Eze’s calibre ticks a number of boxes for the north London side, and while Spurs had cooled their interest in the 27-year-old earlier in the year; Maddison’s aforementioned injury accelerated their push for the Palace star.

As such, Spurs have gone from 7/1 outsiders to the 3/10 favourites with Ladbrokes to be Eze’s next club. As the two London sides continue to thrash out the details for the England star’s move to the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, there is a growing belief that Eze will be a Spurs player before long.

Arsenal – 7/2 (William Hill)

Having been as short as 1/4 to be Eze’s next club a couple of weeks ago, Arsenal are now at 7/2 with William Hill to sign the Palace star. David Ornstein dropped a bit of a transfer bombshell ahead of their 1-0 win at Manchester United on Sunday in that while the Gunners have PSR headroom, they are actually tight on UEFA’s Financial Fair Play rules.

As such, Arsenal, who have been active in the summer market to invest in a squad mounting a serious title pursuit, need to sell now before they can buy, and while they do have sellable assets - Leandro Trossard, Jakub Kiwior and Reiss Nelson to name three - it’s unlikely to be enough to raise the necessary funds to go back in for Eze.

Chelsea – 25/1 (bet365)

Chelsea were fortunate on Sunday in that they didn’t lose to an Eze-inspired Palace. Eze saw a first half free-kick disallowed for a rule that few, if any, knew of. It’s the second time in succession that the Eagles sensation has seen an opening weekend free-kick chalked off, having seen similar at Brentford a year ago.

Even so, with the Blues’ willingness to spend big on creative forwards, they may still opt for a late push for Eze. They are at 25/1 with bet365 to sign Eze, but as short as 14/1 with Sky Bet and Paddy Power, so we can never say never, especially with Chelsea, who remain hellbent on landing Xavi Simons and Alejandro Garnacho, prepared to splash the cash.

Liverpool – 25/1 (Ladbrokes)

Liverpool got their season up and running with an entertaining 4-2 win over Bournemouth in the Premier League opener on Friday night. Frighteningly, they don’t seem done in the market just yet. It's clear that Alexander Isak is a primary target, though if they struggle to strike a deal for the Swede, the Reds may turn their attention to another Premier League star to bolster their attack.

That said, it’s another Palace player that the Reds want, with Marc Guehi also high on their wishlist following the arrival of fellow centre-back Giovanni Leoni last week. With that, Liverpool are at 25/1 with Ladbrokes to sign Eze, but are also as short as 16/1 with Sky Bet and Paddy Power to be the player’s next club.

PSG – 25/1 (Ladbrokes)

With the likelihood that Eze will remain in the Premier League by the close of the transfer window, a move to PSG does seem unlikely. A switch to the French powerhouse is currently at 25/1 with Ladbrokes, implying a 3.8% probability that the Ligue 1 giants make a surprise move for Eze.

Still, in football, and the murky world of transfers, anything is possible. PSG are stacked in attacking areas, and any move for Eze would mean the departure of one of their attacking fringe stars – Lee Kang-In the standout here – but the attacker’s performances in a Palace shirt show he could comfortably transition to a team of PSG’s stature.

Original reporting by Matt Jackson