Eberechi Eze, Tottenham and Crystal Palace
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“On Friday night, Palace put the brakes on a deal for Eze under his £68m release clause, which has now expired. The reason for that was not because of a road block for Spurs and Palace, but because Palace did not have a replacement and still don’t have one lined up.
Referee England overturned his on-field decision, but explained that the free-kick was ruled out because Guéhi, after successfully shifting Caicedo, had moved to within a metre of the Chelsea wall, which is an infringement in itself. The goal wasn’t ruled out because of the Palace captain’s contact with the Ecuadorian.
The Crystal Palace attacking midfielder has been linked with both Arsenal and Spurs during the summer transfer window
Crystal Palace fans repeatedly chanted “you’re not fit to referee” at Darren England after a VAR review overturned a stunning Eberechi Eze free-kick against Chelsea.