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Oliver Glasner’s emphatic response to Eberechi Eze departure question after Crystal Palace star appears to say goodbye
Oliver Glasner poured cold water on suggestions Eberechi Eze was saying goodbye to Crystal Palace fans on Sunday. talkSPORT understands the midfielder is close to joining Tottenham from the FA Cup winners. Glasner has provided an update on Eze’s future after Palace’s season openerGetty Eze is closing in on a move across London to join SpursGetty Spurs and Palace are in talks over a fee after Eze’s £68million release clause expired on Friday. Amid the speculation surrounding his future, the 27-year-old started his current side’s season opener. Palace held Chelsea to a 0-0 draw at Stamford Bridge with Eze having a free-kick ruled out by VAR. Eze went on to play 84 minutes before being replaced by Justin Devenney. As he made his way off the pitch, he applauded the travelling Palace fans. Meanwhile, Eze was the last player to leave the pitch following the final whistle as he appeared to say goodbye to the supporters. Glasner addressed the incident and the player’s future after the match. Asked if Eze turning and applauding the away fans could be a goodbye to the club, he told talkSPORT’s Alfie Reynolds: “No.” As for whether he will be a Palace player beyond the end of the transfer window, Glasner added: “I don’t know, but I think it was not a goodbye wave.” Will Eze play for Palace again? The Austrian told Sky Sports he expects Eze to feature in the Conference League in midweek. Eze appeared to say goodbye to the Palace fans as he applauded them at full-timeGetty Glasner dismissed the idea Eze was saying ‘goodbye’ and hinted he could play in midweekGetty Palace host Norwegian side Fredrikstad in their play-off round first leg on Thursday. Glasner explained: “Eb should have scored a goal today, he had one and it was disallowed. “He will come tomorrow to the Crystal Palace training ground, Tuesday off, we take Wednesday and I expect him to be back playing for us against Fredrikstad.” The return leg is scheduled for the following week on August 28 in Norway. Since signing for Palace from QPR in 2020, Eze has made 169 appearances for the club across all competitions. Those matches have seen the playmaker score 40 goals and provide 28 assists. He could be joined in leaving the club by Marc Guehi before the end of the transfer window. Liverpool are showing interest in the central defender this month, with the window set to close on September 1. Guehi is out of contract at the end of this season and could run down his deal before leaving on a free transfer next summer.
Oliver Glasner poured cold water on suggestions Eberechi Eze was saying goodbye to Crystal Palace fans on Sunday.
talkSPORT understands the midfielder is close to joining Tottenham from the FA Cup winners.
Spurs and Palace are in talks over a fee after Eze’s £68million release clause expired on Friday.
Amid the speculation surrounding his future, the 27-year-old started his current side’s season opener.
Palace held Chelsea to a 0-0 draw at Stamford Bridge with Eze having a free-kick ruled out by VAR.
Eze went on to play 84 minutes before being replaced by Justin Devenney.
As he made his way off the pitch, he applauded the travelling Palace fans.
Meanwhile, Eze was the last player to leave the pitch following the final whistle as he appeared to say goodbye to the supporters.
Glasner addressed the incident and the player’s future after the match.
Asked if Eze turning and applauding the away fans could be a goodbye to the club, he told talkSPORT’s Alfie Reynolds: “No.”
As for whether he will be a Palace player beyond the end of the transfer window, Glasner added: “I don’t know, but I think it was not a goodbye wave.”
Will Eze play for Palace again?
The Austrian told Sky Sports he expects Eze to feature in the Conference League in midweek.
Palace host Norwegian side Fredrikstad in their play-off round first leg on Thursday.
Glasner explained: “Eb should have scored a goal today, he had one and it was disallowed.
“He will come tomorrow to the Crystal Palace training ground, Tuesday off, we take Wednesday and I expect him to be back playing for us against Fredrikstad.”
The return leg is scheduled for the following week on August 28 in Norway.
Since signing for Palace from QPR in 2020, Eze has made 169 appearances for the club across all competitions.
Those matches have seen the playmaker score 40 goals and provide 28 assists.
He could be joined in leaving the club by Marc Guehi before the end of the transfer window.
Liverpool are showing interest in the central defender this month, with the window set to close on September 1.
Guehi is out of contract at the end of this season and could run down his deal before leaving on a free transfer next summer.
