Arsenal: Romano reveals when Eze ‘story will be over’ amid Crystal Palace ‘expectation’

in the next 24 hours eberechi eze’s release clause will no longer be active and this changes everything for arsenal the gunners had a very clear window to go straight to crystal palace pay the buyout clause and get the deal done without any drama but now that window is closing fast and arsenal haven’t made the move instead of triggering the clause immediately and avoiding any

issues they’ve decided to wait until the weekend by then that clause will no longer be valid and palace will be fully in control of the asking price and according to reports especially from fabrizio romano crystal palace are now expecting arsenal to show up for official negotiations but nothing formal has started yet romano confirmed on his youtube channel that despite all the talk online in the past 48 hours the actual club to

club talks have not taken place yet no calls no meetings no paper formalities nothing yet that’s why this situation is becoming tense from the arsenal point of view it was simple before pay the fee get eze and move on but now they’re going into dangerous waters crystal palace are not desperate to sell they are relaxed and they know eze is a key player he’s coming off the back of a great season and has many admirers including from chelsea and tottenham so why would they

now accept anything less than the buyout clause when they know arsenal had the chance to activate it and chose not to this hesitation from arsenal could come back to bite them hard especially if another club jumps in now and starts formal negotiations before them romano said clearly arsenal can no longer just pay the clause now they must convince crystal palace to sell and that will not be easy palace will want maximum value and they have every right to demand it arsenal’s delay could cost them millions in extra fees and even worse they could miss out on the player completely this situation reminds many fans of past arsenal transfer

sagas where the club waits too long and ends up losing the target it’s a dangerous game to play especially when the release clause is public knowledge and rivals are watching everything arsenal do eze would be a big signing for mikel arteta and the team he’s creative quick sharp and has the flair that arsenal’s midfield and attack need right now but crystal palace are under no pressure to sell especially not on arsenal’s terms they will want a good fee maybe even better than the clause if they feel there is competition arsenal’s strategy here looks risky they want to negotiate a lower fee after the clause expires but that only works if palace are willing to play along if palace decide to be

strict arsenal will regret not paying the release clause when they had the chance it also depends now on how serious arsenal are if they really want eze they will have to show it with strong offers and direct talks there is no more shortcut no more clause just good old fashioned negotiation and palace are ready for it arsenal fans are watching closely and many are confused why the club would risk this type of delay on such a talented player if they really believe eze can transform their midfield or boost

their attacking quality they should have gone all in early but now they’ve made it a fight and every day that passes is a day for other clubs to come in eze has not pushed for the move yet he remains professional and focused on his job at palace but the interest is real and he would likely consider arsenal if everything is right the money the project the game time but all that only comes if palace and arsenal find an agreement soon otherwise this can drag on like many sagas we’ve seen before from arsenal this is not the time to play safe this is the time to act but instead they wait and hope palace will

lower their asking price and so the question remains will arsenal make their move this weekend or will they walk away if palace stand firm fans hope it’s the former because this transfer can make a big difference in their season the next 72 hours could be decisive for eberechi eze’s future and for arsenal’s ambitions for the new campaign