Manchester United are planning a move for Crystal Palace’s Eberechi Eze – a player Phil Foden recently labelled “unbelievable”. Despite spending £180million on five new additions over the summer, United owner Sir Jim Ratcliffe appears to have no intention of tightening the purse strings any time soon.
It’s understood that the club want to sign a new defender, a new midfielder and a new winger in 2025, with 26-year-old Eze one of the names high on their wishlist. The Palace ace has a £68m release clause in his contract that can be activated in 2025, and according to Manchester Evening News, United are monitoring him ahead of a potential move next summer.
They’re likely to face competition for his signature though, particularly since Tottenham and Arsenal were heavily linked with him last month. And judging by Foden’s recent comments, Manchester City might fancy an approach themselves.
Speaking in a video uploaded to the England national team’s official YouTube channel, the newly-crowned PFA Player of the Year heaped praise on Eze. “I just think he [Eze] is unbelievable the way he controls the ball it’s everything about him the way he moves on it and someone I rate really highly,” he said.
Despite interest from clubs across the country, Palace didn’t receive a formal offer for Eze over the summer – a fact that baffled club chairman Steve Parish. “I was really worried from a club point of view of losing Michael [Olise] and Ebbs [Eze] in the same window and we didn’t have in Ebbs the interest that I thought we would have,” he told Sky Sports.
“I was astounded. Genuinely astounded. I mean, the guy’s just an outstanding footballer, an outstanding person.”