Wednesday evening, all hell broke loose in Tottenham Hotspur’s pursuit of Crystal Palace attacking midfielder Eberechi Eze. Reports over the past several days had said that negotiations between the two clubs were progressing and that an agreement for the 27-year-old England international was almost guaranteed.

Exactly three months ago, Tottenham Hotspur won their first piece of silverware in 17 years. Beating Manchester United in the Europa League final, securing qualification for this season’s Champions League in the process, was supposed to transform the mood around the club and, for a brief time, it did.

Tottenham are looking to include Richarlison in a potential deal for Crystal Palace forward Eberechi Eze; the move would then free up a space for Yoane Wissa, who played under Thomas Frank at Brentford; Newcastle had a bid for Wissa turned down by the Bees ...

Tottenham Hotspur are pushing to finalise the signing of Eberechi Eze from Crystal Palace, with chairmen Daniel Levy and Steve Parish now holding direct talks.The England international has already