Eberechi Eze has picked where he wants to play next season amid claims Liverpool could hijack Arsenal's move and with two big hurdles in the Gunners' path.

Eze has a release clause of £68million, with Palace determined to extract the full amount before sanctioning his exit. But Arsenal will be aiming to knock a lump sum off the transfer fee if they can get the Eagles to agree to a swap deal before the summer transfer window closes.

Arsenal are working on a number of deals behind the scenes after finalising the capture of Martin Zubimendi and Crystal Palace's Eberechi Eze is emerging as a serious target