Crystal Palace could be without Eberechi Eze for their Premier League opener against Chelsea due to transfer speculation, according to reports.

Crystal Palace have reportedly identified a Wolverhampton Wanderers attacker as a potential replacement for Eberechi Eze. The England international has been the undoubted star of the Eagles over the past 12 months, scoring the winning goal in the FA Cup final triumph over Manchester City in May.

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Eberechi Eze is nearing a move to Tottenham Hotspur, but the Crystal Palace FA Cup hero's past comments about Arsenal are unlikely to go down well with their rivals

Tottenham fans reacted in unison in their reaction to full-time footage of Eberechi Eze after the side drew goalless with Chelsea.

A little-known rule proved to be Crystal Palace midfielder Eberechi Eze's undoing on the opening weekend of the Premier League season. His free-kick was ruled out because a Palace player was standing too close to the Chelsea wall.

Delaney was one of the journalists who suggested that Eze might not start Palace’s first match this past weekend over concern about his transfer, only for him to then start anyway (and score a banger of a free kick that was called back by a controversial VAR decision).