Tottenham Hotspur will step up talks for Eberechi Eze in the next 48 hours, with the England forward set to miss Crystal Palace’s opener this weekend as a move edges closer.

Eberechi Eze is due to start for Crystal Palace at Chelsea in the Premier League on Sunday, despite strong links over a move to Tottenham. The England international was reportedly set to be left out of the squad for the trip to Stamford Bridge, but Eagles boss Oliver Glasner will instead have him in his starting XI, reports the Athletic.

Glasner, though, offered no guarantees that the pair would stay at Palace beyond the end of the transfer window on September 1.