Thomas Frank has said he doesn't want any players at Tottenham who don't want to be at the club and wear their "fantastic badge" after his side appeared to miss out on the signing of Crystal Palace's Eberechi Eze.

Thomas Frank says he only wants players to sign to Tottenham if they are committed to playing for the club. The Tottenham boss was speaking after seeing Arsenal snatch Eberechi Eze out of his

Tottenham are readying an offer to sign a former Real Madrid playmaker in conjunction with a record-breaking move for Manchester City winger, Savinho, according to reports.

Eze may have slightly suited Tottenham better, but for the season, Rodrygo has a point to prove, and people to win over in the Premier League. His natural talent may just see him be the smarter signing overall, where he could compliment new signing Mohammed Kudus on the wings to transform them into an incredible outfit.

Mikel Arteta has spoken about what Arsenal look for in a new player after hijacking Tottenham's move for Eberechi Eze, who is joining the Gunners in a £67.5million transfer.

Arsenal pounced to beat north London rivals Tottenham Hotspur to a deal on Wednesday, matching the Spurs offer and persuading Eze to join them instead. Spurs hadn’t finalised their agreement due to Palace wanting Eze to play the first leg of a Conference League play-off, which he subsequently didn’t feature in anyway.

According to senior football reporter Ben Jacobs - Tottenham have even reached an agreement in principle with Crystal Palace to sign Eze. But also added that Palace want a replacement secured before allowing Eze to depart.

Eberechi Eze is close to joining Tottenham after Arsenal backed out of the race. The England international is expected to start for Crystal Palace in the first leg of the UEFA Conference League play-off against Fredrikstad on Thursday before sealing a £60m move to Spurs.