Arsenal are not expected to complete the signing of Eberechi Eze in time for him to make his debut against Leeds on Saturday - but hope to wrap up the move over the weekend. The Gunners are closing in on a deal for Eze after agreeing a fee with Crystal Palace worth £60million upfront, plus £7.5m in add-ons.

Mikel Arteta is always an early riser and he will be braced for a hundred questions about Arsenal's swoop for Eze. Thomas Frank will field his fair share of Eze questions this afternoon at Hotspur Way.

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This article was originally published on www.si.com as Arsenal No. 10 Shirt History: Eberechi Eze in Line to Follow Club Legends. Arsenal, like many football clubs, have iconic shirt numbers usually reserved for big signings and homegrown talent given the weight left by legends of the past.

Olivia Smith, the first £1 million signing in women's football, said she is not phased by the then-world record transfer fee, calling it an "honour."

There is one caveat. The Athletic has confirmed with UEFA that, just like for the squad cost rule, the governing body allows clubs to include one-third of transfer profits for the transfer balance calculation.

This is far more than bragging rights, however, because in Eberechi Eze, Arsenal, and Mikel Arteta have a key component part solved in how they will counter the suffocating low-block football that they came up against time and time again against last season.

The injury to Havertz, 26, leaves the Gunners with just one healthy center forward — new signing Viktor Gyokeres — as Gabriel Jesus has yet to return from last season's ACL injury.