Tottenham Hotspur 'remain interested' in £68m-rated Crystal Palace star but could lose out to Liverpool

Crystal Palace star Eberechi Eze is open to leaving his current club in favour of a ‘new challenge’ in 2025, according to reports.

The 26-year-old winger received strong interest from Spurs, Liverpool, Manchester United and Arsenal during the summer. However, no club activated his £68 million release clause before its expiration and he remained at Selhurst Park for the ongoing season.

Latest reports from Football Insider have now indicated that while they did not seek out a move in the recently passed summer transfer window, both Liverpool and Spurs have retained their interest in the Eagles sensation and as Eze’s release clause will be reactivated in 2025, the goal-scoring ace will be ‘open’ for the offers to come through the door.

Former QPR star Eze was highly expected to follow Michael Olise’s footsteps in departing the Croydon club during the summer. After Olise headed to Bayern Munich in deal worth £50m, it had been anticipated that the Eagles would also lose Eze,but it was not to be and the Crystal Palace chairman Steve Parish admitted he was ‘astounded’ no club made a concrete offer for him.

Speaking back in September, Parish said: “I was really worried from a club point of view of losing Michael and Ebbs in the same window and we didn’t have in Ebbs the interest that I thought we would have. I was astounded. Genuinely astounded. I mean the guy’s just an outstanding footballer, an outstanding person.”

Eze has made eight appearances for Palace so far this season, scoring three goals and adding one assist. This comes after a formidable 2023/24 campaign in which he scored 11 goals and contributed six assists in 31 games across all competitions.

After penning an extension with the Selhurst Park club in November 2023, the 26-year-old should stay with the Eagles until June 2027.