Spurs have missed out on the Crystal Palace midfielder, who is joining Arsenal instead. But it may not be quite as simple as

Mikel Arteta confirmed reports that Eberechi Eze was the one who instigated his late transfer U-turn away from Tottenham Hotspur towards Arsenal with a phone call.

Tottenham badly need reinforcements in midfield with James Maddison and Dejan Kulusevski both sidelined long-term and Yves Bissouma also missing the Premier League opener. To make matters worse, their earlier pursuit of Morgan Gibbs-White fell through. No wonder supporters are frustrated.