Here are five instances of such oddities: the Seagull and the Black Panther, double touch fiasco, different shades of shootouts, cut from the same cloth(es) and how not to throw in a goal

Arsenal pounced to beat north London rivals Tottenham Hotspur to a deal on Wednesday, matching the Spurs offer and persuading Eze to join them instead. Spurs hadn’t finalised their agreement due to Palace wanting Eze to play the first leg of a Conference League play-off, which he subsequently didn’t feature in anyway.

Maghnes Akliouche has quickly become one of the hottest prospects as the summer transfer window nears its close, drawing strong interest from PSG and Manchester City after a breakout season with AS

Mikel Arteta insists Arsenal have not swooped for Eberechi Eze because Kai Havertz has suffered a knee injury. Havertz has been dealing with a knee issue since last Sunday’s game at Old Trafford, which Arsenal won 1-0.

Frank worked successfully as head coach at Brentford, trusting others to drive recruitment because that was their area of expertise.

IZUTHE MULATTO is the wife of the Arsenal-bound attacking midfielder Eberechi Eze. The 27-year-old England international has been with his wife for six years and here is everything we know about

Eberechi Eze is close to joining Tottenham after Arsenal backed out of the race. The England international is expected to start for Crystal Palace in the first leg of the UEFA Conference League play-off against Fredrikstad on Thursday before sealing a £60m move to Spurs.