Tottenham favourites to complete £20million transfer for QPR star Eberechi Eze
TOTTENHAM have their eye on Queens Park Rangers star Eberechi Eze.
Top scout Brian Carey saw the midfielder, 21, in dazzling form in their 3-1 win at Preston last Saturday.
And now Spurs are emerging as clear favourites to nab him.
QPR want around £20million and that price tag has already put off Sheffield United and Crystal Palace.
Spurs, who need new blood to boost their squad depth, may tempt the Championship club with a player swap package.
Former Tottenham boss Mauricio Pochettino was keen on signing Eze before his sacking.
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But Jose Mourinho is also keen to explore the possibility of bringing in the England Under-21 international.
Eze was born in Greenwich and joined the Millwall academy but was released in 2016, taking on a job at Tesco before earning his break at QPR.
He spent the first half of the 2017-18 season on loan at Wycombe before forcing his way into the Rs' side.
His new deal penned in 2018 ties him down at the Kiyan Prince Foundation Stadium until 2021.
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This season under Mark Warburton, Eze has been QPR's standout player.
Only Nakhi Wells - who joined Bristol City in January - has more than his 12 goals this term while his eight assists puts him top of the pile at the West London club.
Be grabbed one of each in the victory at Deepdale.
QPR outshining Chelsea after Dalling becomes 18TH academy debutant in 6 years
By DUNCAN WRIGHT
MOVE over Chelsea, there is another club in West London with a stunning track record for blooding young stars.
Frank Lampard’s Blues have taken the plaudits for bringing through kids this season — but QPR are putting them to shame with their conveyor belt of talent.
When Deshane Dalling, 21, appeared in the FA Cup win over Swansea in January, he became the 18th player nurtured by Under-23 boss Paul Hall to make his first-team debut for the R’s.
Former Jamaica World Cup star Hall is in his sixth year in charge of the development squad at the Kiyan Prince Foundation Stadium — and is turning up talent at a dazzling rate.
The squad is littered with homegrown players like Ebere Eze, Ilias Chair and Bright Osayi-Samuel, who are already catching the eye of Premier League clubs.
