William Gallas reveals real reason Eberechi Eze star prefers Arsenal over Spurs

Eberechi Eze is set to sign for Arsenal after hijacking Tottenham’s move for the Crystal Palace star and William Gallas has now spoken out over the England star’s decision

William Gallas claims Eberechi Eze snubbed Tottenham because he has a better chance of winning trophies with Arsenal. Former France defender Gallas crossed the North London divide as he played for both clubs in his career and says the Gunners are still more likely to get their hands on silverware in the future.

Gallas captained Arsenal during four years at the Emirates and then went to Tottenham which made him pretty unpopular but he is still not afraid to speak his mind.

Ex-Chelsea centre half Gallas says Eze would have balanced getting more regular games at Spurs against a better guarantee of success with Arsenal.

Arsenal showed an interest in Eze at the start of the window but Tottenham were in the driving seat until the Gunners’ late intervention as they snatched him at the 11th hour.

Eze, 27, is a boyhood Arsenal fan and had no hesitation when they came calling as he turned his back on a move to Tottenham who were offering the same terms as Crystal Palace.

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Gallas actually says that it is more about ambition than emotion when it comes to transfers and claims that he may not play as much at Arsenal but they are still the bigger club.

Gallas told betting website Gambling Zone: “It’s always the same question in this situation. What does the player really want? You know, he will try to see what is in the best interest for himself. It’ll be about money. It will be about if he will have enough time, enough minutes to play.

“If you’re Eze, you don’t want to go from Crystal Palace, where you were the main guy, to move to one of the biggest clubs if you’re not going to play much. You don’t want to join a club and become frustrated with your minutes.

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“Eze will try to find the best solution for himself. Even if Spurs won the Europa League last year, you probably have more chances to win things at Arsenal over the next few years.

“Arsenal got close to winning the Champions League last year, but then they came up against Paris Saint-Germain and made a mistake – they didn’t take their chances and were punished. So it really depends on how he sees his career. Does he want to play every week or does he want to get his hands on more trophies?”

Tottenham did win the Europa League last season which got them a passport into the Champions League for this coming year.

Arsenal have won just one trophy under Mikel Arteta but reached the Champions League semi finals, have finished runners-up in the last three seasons and clearly have convinced Eze about their ambition an ability to win again.

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