The deal is worth in the region of the expired £68m release clause, matching level of fee Tottenham Hotspur were prepared to pay.

A pair of trophy-toting Londoners meet Sunday when Chelsea welcome Crystal Palace to Stamford Bridge. The hosts won the Club World Cup this summer, giving manager Enzo Maresca and all of Chelsea’s supporters reason to believe their team could be back in competition for a Premier League title.

However, while we can only speculate on transfer movements in the coming days and weeks, without certainty of which players will still be at the club once the window closes, there is still recruitment work to be done for the team to manage the burden of multiple competitions that Glasner will want to compete in.

Spurs had the conditions of a deal agreed with Palace on Wednesday but are ready to move on to alternative targets.

Eberechi Eze is a fantastic all-around attacker, but Spurs specifically need a set-piece and long-range specialist, and he just so happens to be one of the best at both.

Oliver Glasner has dismissed the “nonsense” claims that Crystal Palace captain Marc Guehi ignored him after their 0-0 draw against Chelsea. Video footage emerged of Guehi walking off the pitch at Stamford Bridge despite Glasner calling his name.

Crystal Palace have contacted the Metropolitan Police to ask for additional resources ahead of a potentially fiery clash with Nottingham Forest.

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