Tottenham Hotspur have made an opening offer in the region of £60m for Crystal Palace star Eberechi Eze | OneFootball

Tottenham Hotspur are set to seal a transfer for Crystal Palace attacker Eberechi Eze after offering £60 million over the weekend, according to the Sun.

However, the 27-year-old is unlikely to join the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium club before Palace play Fredrikstad in the first-leg of the Europa Conference League play-off on Thursday.

Eze wants to join Spurs, and the Eagles will not stand in his way, but the speed with which the deal will happen will depend on their assurance of quickly signing a replacement.

The Selhurst Park club are reportedly demanding more of the transfer fee up front, and it remains to be seen whether the £60m bid Tottenham brought to the table is for a total package.

Eze previously had a £60m release clause, including a further £8m in add-ons, but it has now expired and Palace will determine the fee they want.

Spurs consultant Fabio Paratici was at Stamford Bridge yesterday when Chelsea hosted the Eagles in the Premier League.

Talks over Eze joining the North London club were held, and an agreement appears to be on the cards.

However, Tottenham may need to wait until next weekend for the move to be finalised as Palace want the Englishman to feature in the crucial Conference League game.

The Lilywhites kicked off the new campaign with an outstanding 3-0 win over Burnley on Saturday and will be looking to win again when they play Manchester City at Etihad Stadium next Saturday.

Eze could soon be playing for them but he will not be available for their next trip from the look of things, and Spurs head coach Thomas Frank will not mind as long as he eventually completes the move.

The Palace star has been one of the best attackers in the Premier League in recent seasons, and joining Tottenham could see him take his game to the next level as he is now in his peak years.