‘Eze’s time to leave Crystal Palace, to be better than Maddison for Tottenham’
Crystal Palace ace Ebere Eze has been backed to make a bigger impact than James Maddison if he joins Tottenham in the summer transfer window.
It was a memorable season for the attacking midfielder and his Eagles side, as they made some major history for the club.
Eze scored the winning goal as Crystal Palace beat Man City in the FA Cup final, to secure the Selhurst Park outfit’s first ever piece of major silverware.
That though, has inevitably attracted interest in the England international with the transfer market now well underway.
Ebere Eze tipped to surpass James Maddison
It is understood that Tottenham are among the clubs who are interested in Eze, and that would seemingly be a popular move among some of those connected with the club.
Speaking on talkSPORT about those links, Jamie O’Hara admitted he would like to see the 26-year-old make the move to North London.
There have been suggestions that the signing of Eze would raise questions over the future of Maddison at Tottenham.
However O’Hara, who is Spurs fan and former midfielder for the club has backed the Crystal Palace ace to be a better option for Thomas Frank, saying: “I think he [Eze] would be a brilliant signing for us.
“I really do, I think it would be a top signing… Maddison’s a bit more of a number 10, he gets into little pockets.
“Eze, for me he’s a winger, he cuts inside he makes things happen comes off the flank and can get at you, he can play direct, he can go down the byline if he needs to.
“Maddison hasn’t got his pace, Maddison hasn’t got his power, I think Eze is probably a better player.”
In response, Jason Cundy suggested this is the right time for Eze to move on from Selhurst Park, citing Wilfred Zaha as an example of the need to move on.
The former Chelsea midfielder added: “There does come point, and Zaha was the perfect example of this, when is he going to make that move away.
“I know he went to Man United and things didn’t work out. But there does come a point in a player’s career where if they’re going to leave a club like Palace, it feels the right time is now.
“Sometimes you can stay at a club too long, like Crystal Palace. I think Zaha is the perfect example of that. Clubs come in, I think Arsenal were interested in Zaha, they couldn’t stump up enough money.
“Eventually that move, it runs out of time, I think Eze it’s the right time to move now.”
Tottenham need to act fast over Crystal Palace talent
Football Insider Verdict
Having just come off the back of that FA Cup win, Eze is surely going to want to kick on from that to become a regular trophy winner in his career.
Tottenham will be aiming to offer him that, and after their success in the Europa League, could offer the winger Champions League football for next season as well.
As a result, the Crystal Palace man may see this as an opportunity to take his career to the next level, and at 26 he is entering the peak years of his career where he needs to do that.
Having been a standout for the Eagles for several years now, there is also an argument that he may be something of an upgrade on Maddison for Spurs.
However, there will be competition for his signing, with Man United also among those credited with an interest in Eze.
With that in mind, Tottenham may have to act fast if they want to get their man here before another side beats them to his signature.