Crystal Palace are closing in on a move for QPR’s exciting young player Eberechi Eze. The 22-year-old joined the Championship side from Millwall in 2016 and has played over 110 games for the Hoops in the Championship.
As per The Sun, Palace will pay around £14 million to sign the attacking midfielder. The likes of Fulham and West Bromwich Albion are also interested in signing Eze. Eze has made 112 appearances for QPR, scoring 20 goals and providing 13 assists for the club in four seasons.
The player has just one year remaining on his current deal at QPR and could leave on a free transfer next season.
Eberechi Eze: Good move?
Eberechi Eze is an exciting young player, who can play in different positions and execute various roles on the pitch. Eze has predominantly played as an attack-minded midfielder, either in central midfield or as an attacking midfielder. In the 2019-20 season, he also played as a winger, on the left side, and a few times on the right flank as well.
Eze is a fearless attacker who likes to take on defences with his confident dribbling from the midfield area. The right-footed player is a technically gifted operator who has loads of flair and can beat opposition players in one-on-one situations. In the 2019-20 Championship season, he averaged 3 successful dribbling attempts per game.
Eberechi Eze also likes to play quick, short passes and move the ball forward, which adds more variety to his approach play, something modern wingers fail to show in abundance.
He is also capable of playing long balls to catch the opposition out, averaging 1.7 long balls per game in the last season. The England U21 international is a gifted player who could light up the Premier League in a year or two. Palace would benefit hugely from a supreme talent like Eze, as they lacked a cutting edge in attack last season.
There is also a slim possibility that he might be considered a long-term replacement for Wilfried Zaha if the Ivorian decides to leave the club ahead of the 2020-21 season. Although his natural position is in the middle, he did an excellent job out wide on the left, which is where Zaha played last season as well. If Zaha stays, Eze could be accommodated in an advanced midfield role, as part of the three-man midfield that manager Roy Hodgson deploys.