Arsenal's Eberechi Eze pursuit comes with interesting new wrinkle

Arsenal want to sign Crystal Palace winger Eberechi Eze, and a new detail has emerged regarding how a deal could get done.

Over the past few weeks, the headlines have been dominated by Arsenal's interest in signing its striker of choice, with Viktor Gyokeres now the front runner after Benjamin Sesko seemingly put himself out of the running with some odd personal choices with his contract.

But striker isn't the only position the Gunners need to reinforce, with a winger also high on the wish list for Mikel Arteta.

And that has led the club to turn its attention to Crystal Palace winger Eberechi Eze.

With the Gunners going on a spending spree, the club might balk at the reported £68million release clause, something that Palace appear determined to get full value for.

However, we have a new wrinkle that might help the Gunners land the Palace star.

Arsenal add new wrinkle to lure Eze to north London

The Gunners have made no secret of the fact that a winger is still a high priority this offseason, and when it comes to Eze, and the £68million, that might be a little too much for Arsenal.

So is that a deal-breaker?

Far from it.

According to The Sun, the Gunners are willing to include a player to help sweeten the deal and land Eze. Which player? We don't know, but The Sun reports that it is a "promising defender" who is an "emerging star who's played a handful of games for the first team."

So make of that what you will.

It shows how highly the club values the winger that they are willing to include a promising defender to help get the Eze deal over the line.

A summer that has been dominated by the striker search, the Gunners are still working on signing a winger with depth at the position not the best, and it is clear the club sees Eze as its ideal target.

And is reportedly willing to part ways with a young defender to make it happen.

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