The Crystal Palace star agreed to a surprise move to the Emirates late in the transfer window.
An Arsenal player has decided to quit the club, with a deal due to be finalized just hours after the acquisition of Eberechi Eze.
Following months of speculation linking Crystal Palace star Eze with a move to the Emirates, current sources imply that the transfer has finally been finalized.
Despite apparently negotiating terms with Tottenham Hotspur, a late approach from Arsenal piqued his interest, and he is now poised to sign with the Gunners following Palace’s Conference League match against Fredrikstad on Thursday.
Arsenal are expected to pay a transfer fee of roughly £68 million for the 27-year-old, who joined the Eagles from Queen’s Park Rangers in the summer of 2020 for about £17 million.
However, it appears that not everyone at Arsenal is pleased with the transfer, since one player is likely to leave before the window closes, despite Eze’s impending arrival.
Several Arsenal players have departed the club this summer, including Kieran Tierney, Jorginho, and Takehiro Tomiyasu, all of whom left when their contracts expired.
Leandro Trossard and Gabriel Martinelli have also been linked with moves away from the club, but it appears that goalkeeper Karl Hein will be the next to depart.
In recent weeks, the Estonian keeper has been the first choice for SV Werder Bremen after the Bundesliga club lost first-choice keeper Michael Zetterer to rivals Eintracht Frankfurt.
According to German publication Kicker, free agent Alexander Schwolow, who was under contract with league rivals Union Berlin until July, was also on the shortlist, but Werder Bremen has decided to pursue Hein.
The 23-year-old, who has 39 international caps for Estonia, spent last season on loan with Spanish club Real Valladolid CF, which finished last in La Liga.
Last season, Hein made 31 La Liga appearances for Valladolid, maintaining only five clean sheets and surrendering 68 goals.
However, it appears that Hein will have to compete for a position in Werder Bremen’s starting lineup, with 21-year-old Mio Backhaus slated to take over as the club’s primary goalkeeper after deputising for Zetterer last season.
Zetterer appeared to confirm this when he spoke to fans prior to his departure to Frankfurt and encouraged the kid.
He told me: “Do me a favour: Support the young man who will now be between the posts, just as you supported me.”
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