Arsenal remain interested in England winger Eberechi Eze, 27, but are not willing to meet a release clause in excess of £60m and will only bid if Crystal Palace reduce their asking price. (Athletic - subscription required)

Arsenal are hoping to raise around €87 million from the sale of five fringe players in order to fund the signing of Eberechi Eze from Crystal Palace.

Sign up to our newsletter and then select your team in the link we’ll send you so we can get football news tailored to you. According to The Athletic, Arsenal bosses retain a strong interest in Eze and the player himself would be ‘keen’ to push through a switch north of the river this summer.

Tottenham boss Thomas Frank believes "it's a great challenge" to face Arsenal in a North London derby for the first time outside the UK.

New Tottenham manager Thomas Frank has admitted north London rivals Arsenal are “one of the best teams in the world”. Spurs face Arsenal in a pre-season friendly in Hong Kong on Thursday and Frank has acknowledged a gulf between the two clubs.