There are one or two complications in that Palace will only sanction the deal if they can get one or two forwards across the line first. A deal is fairly close but whether it gets sanctioned is dependent on Palace's transfer activity.

The England forward was denied what might have been a winning goal by the VAR at Stamford Bridge as Tottenham aspire to lure him away

It was yet another game where you could see why the Premier League’s wealthiest clubs want Eberechi Eze and half of Crystal Palace’s players. It was also another game where you could see why there have been some doubts over whether Chelsea can go from world champions to champions of their own country.