Piero Hincapie joined Arsenal from Bayer Leverkusen (Picture: Getty)

Mikel Arteta’s final summer signing Piero Hincapie says it took ‘only one conversation’ to convince him to join Arsenal despite interest from Tottenham….

Mikel Arteta with new Arsenal signing Piero Hincapie (Picture: Getty)

Mikel Arteta insists new Arsenal signing Piero Hincapie will make the Gunners ‘stronger and more competitive’ this season.

‘We are so pleased to welco…

Mikel Arteta with new Arsenal signing Piero Hincapie (Picture: Getty)

Mikel Arteta insists new Arsenal signing Piero Hincapie will make the Gunners ‘stronger and more competitive’ this season.

Arsenal signed the Ecuador intern…

Xavi Simons has become Tottenham’s seventh signing of the summer (Photo: Tottenham Hotspur)

Xavi Simons has completed his £52million transfer to Tottenham and revealed that Thomas Frank convinced him to join Spurs over Chelsea.

All …

Xavi Simons has become Tottenham’s seventh signing of the summer (Photo: Tottenham Hotspur)

Xavi Simons has completed his £52million transfer to Tottenham and revealed that Thomas Frank convinced him to join Spurs over Chelsea.

All …

Xavi Simons looked set to join Chelsea but will instead sign for Tottenham (Photo: Getty)

Gary Lineker would love to see Tottenham sign an ‘incredible’ England star who is also a top target for rivals Chelsea.

It has been a fr…

Spurs have swooped to deny their rivals a huge signing.

Spurs manager Thomas Frank is hoping to strengthen his squad before the transfer deadline (Picture: Getty)

Tottenham have submitted an opening bid of €70million in an attempt to sign Xavi Simons ahead of Chelsea.

RB Leipzig have given th…

Spurs have joined the race with Chelsea to sign Xavi Simons (DeFodi Images/Shutterstock)

Tottenham have begun talks to sign RB Leipzig midfielder Xavi Simons ahead of Chelsea, according to reports.

Chelsea have held extensive talks to sig…

Levy needs to act.

Pierro Hincapie is wanted by Arsenal (Picture: Getty)

Tottenham appear to have given Arsenal a free run at signing Bayer Leverkusen defender Piero Hincapie, according to reports.

Hincapie has been an ever-present figure for Leverkusen in …

Eberechi Eze has left Crystal Palace for Arsenal (Photo: Getty)

Crystal Palace are reportedly in talks to sign a former Chelsea star as they look to replace Eberechi Eze following his £67.5million transfer to Arsenal.

Eze’s move to …

Arsenal are working on further transfer signings (Picture: Getty)

Arsenal have expressed interest in hijacking another Tottenham transfer deal by signing Bayer Leverkusen defender Piero Hincapie.

Spurs have been heavily linked with a move…

Arsenal legend Thierry Henry (Picture: Getty)

Thierry Henry has expressed his delight at Arsenal’s move for Eberechi Eze and encouraged the new Gunners signing to ‘make it count’.

Eze was introduced to Arsenal fans at th…

Tottenham boss Thomas Frank missed out on Eberechi Eze (Picture: Getty)

Tottenham have been urged to hijack a Chelsea transfer deal after missing out on Eberechi Eze to Arsenal.

Spurs were closing in on a significant deal for England star…

Thomas Frank has won his first two Premier League games in charge of Tottenham (Photo: Getty)

Joe Cole believes Tottenham won’t make any more major signings this summer after their £67.5million transfer for Eberechi Eze was hijacked …

Thomas Frank has won his first two Premier League games in charge of Tottenham (Photo: Getty)

Joe Cole believes Tottenham won’t make any more major signings this summer after their £67.5million transfer for Eberechi Eze was hijacked …

Thomas Frank has responded to Tottenham’s failure to sign Eberechi Eze (Picture: Getty)

Thomas Frank insists Tottenham will recover from the blow of missing out on the signing of Eberechi Eze to Arsenal.

Oliver Glasner all-but conf…

Gary Lineker really wanted the England star to sign for Tottenham (Photo: YouTube)

Gary Lineker admits he is ‘gutted’ that Arsenal have hijacked Tottenham’s £67.5million transfer for Eberechi Eze.

After months of specula…

Arsenal hijacked Spurs’ deal in a stunning move on the eve of the clash.

Time is running out.

Eberechi Eze is now set to join Arsenal (PA Wire)

Tottenham offered Richarlison to Crystal Palace as part of their bid to sign Eberechi Eze ahead of Arsenal, according to reports.

Arsenal have now won the race to sign Eze from Palace afte…

Eberechi Eze is now wanted by Arsenal (Picture: Getty)

Eberechi Eze wants to join Arsenal after they launched a stunning 11th-hour bid to sign the Crystal Palace midfielder ahead of rivals Tottenham, according to reports.

Eze has been on …

Thomas Frank really wants a new winger.

Mikel Arteta has been told Arsenal bought the wrong player when they signed Noni Madueke from Chelsea.

Arsenal spent over £50m to sign England international Madueke from London rivals Chelsea.

A number of Arsenal fans were underwhelmed by the signing after Madueke blew hot and cold at Stamford Bridge, scoring 20 goals in 92 appearances.

Madueke started on the bench in Arsenal’s Premier League opener against Manchester United before coming on for the final half an hour.

Following his move to north London, the 23-year-old insisted he was desperate to ‘repay the faith shown in him’ by decision-makers at Arsenal.

But former Chelsea midfielder and ex-Manchester City defender Nedum Onuoha have questioned the signing of Madueke and believe Arsenal should have signed Eberechi Eze instead.

Arsenal expressed interest in the Crystal Palace star but their north London rivals Tottenham are closing in on a deal worth around £60m.

‘Why is Eze not going to Arsenal? Is it about money?’ Burley asked on ESPN.

‘I’m looking at Eze and Tottenham are a big club but they’re not winning anything this season…

‘I would have preferred Eze than Madueke. I look at Eze and those games that Arsenal play which are tight and they’re not at their best – there’s going to be a few of them this season if they’re going to win the league.

‘You need someone to unlock a defence and Eze is a player who can score goals, who can take players on under pressure and unlock a defence.

‘He would have been absolutely perfect for that squad but it looks like he’s going to Tottenham.’

Onuoha added: ‘Same, I totally agree. It’s disappointing in some ways in my mind because we’ve heard the link to Arsenal.

‘If Arsenal weren’t linked you wouldn’t think it because Spurs are in the Champions League and should be better this season.

‘Without that Arsenal link it doesn’t cross my mind. Spurs are a level about Palace but Eze has probably got another level above that and that’s why I’m a little bit disappointed it looks like that’s where he’s going.’

There was speculation Eze would miss Crystal Palace’s Premier League opener against Chelsea on Sunday as he closes in on a move to Spurs.

But the 27-year-old started the match and thought he had put Palace ahead with a powerful free-kick, only for the goal to be disallowed following a VAR check.

Eze applauded the travelling fans after the Stamford Bridge stalemate, with many wondering whether he was bidding farewell to the Crystal Palace supporters.

If Eze moves to Tottenham in the coming days, he could make his Spurs debut on Saturday in the huge Premier League clash against Manchester City.

The north London side produced an impressive performance in Thomas Frank’s second game in charge to beat Burnley 3-0 in their Premier League opener.

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