Eberechi Eze mural seems exterior Emirates Stadium forward of Arsenal transfer

Arsenal followers clearly can’t look ahead to Eberechi Eze to affix their ranks.

Simply hours after information broke of his imminent £60m transfer from Crystal Palace to north London, a large mural of the England worldwide appeared close to the Emirates Stadium.

Eze, who helped Palace win the FA Cup final season, had been linked with Tottenham for months, with a verbal settlement seemingly in place. However within the final switch twist, Arsenal swooped in on the final minute to steal the 27-year-old from beneath their rivals’ noses.

The mural, created by famend avenue artist Northbanksy, exhibits Eze in an Arsenal shirt performing his signature purpose celebration – crossing his fingers in entrance of him.

Northbanksy, a lifelong Arsenal supporter, shared the work on social media, proudly displaying it in his self-styled Arsenal avenue artwork gallery often known as ‘The Tunnel.’

“Eberechi Eze of Arsenal Soccer Membership,” he wrote on X alongside numerous snaps of the mural, together with when selfie wherein he imitated Eze’s pose.

Whereas many Arsenal followers had been fast to reward Northbanksy for his work and share their pleasure Eze’s pending transfer to the membership, some identified that Eze’s transfer hasn’t truly been confirmed by both the Gunners or Palace simply but.

“Nice work however I hope this does not come again to hang-out us,” commented one supporter. “We’re ridiculing Spurs followers after the deal fell by. We’ll be the laughing inventory if this now would not occur.”

Northbanksy, nonetheless, wasn’t phased by the potential backlash, providing a traditional artist’s response: “That’s the danger I run.”

Solely time will inform if the mural will probably be a masterstroke or go down as one of many boldest, and most untimely, statements in north London soccer historical past.

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