Revealed: Eberechi Eze WON'T feature in Crystal Palace's squad for Conference League qualifier ahead of imminent Arsenal medical

Eze was expected to be included in Palace's squad for the club's first-ever match in Europe but boss Oliver Glasner has confirmed his absence. With his Arsenal medical expected in the next 48 hours, he has been whipped out of the squad.

The match against Fredrikstad was meant to be his last game for Palace before joining Tottenham but, in high drama on Wednesday, the Gunners swooped in and hijacked the move following an injury to Kai Havertz. Spurs fans are incandescent that their biggest rivals have humiliated them when for weeks they were the only team chasing the England international.

Eze is heading back to his boyhood club and Arsenal fans are already rolling out the red carpet. The Hornsey Road Tunnel, a stone's throw from the Emirates, has been decorated with a mural of Eze after he guaranteed himself cult hero status before he's even kicked a ball for the club.

He'll need to pass his medical and sign on the dotted line before deleting Palace's fixture list from his phone and adding the Gunners' calendar. The match against Leeds on Saturday will likely come too soon, but Arsenal's next league fixture is against Liverpool on August 31.