Eberechi Eze is now expected to play for Crystal Palace against Chelsea today.
Palace had discussed leaving him out but with no agreement with Tottenham, he is ready to start.
Palace are still working on finding replacements with Bruges midfielder Christos Tzolis and El Bilal Khannouss of Leicester City among the targets they are discussing.
Tottenham are expected to offer around £55million for Eze plus bonuses after his clause of £60m plus £8m lapsed last week.
The attacking midfielder has emerged as one of the most wanted targets in the transfer market this summer after his sparkling performances over recent seasons for the Eagles.
Arsenal were touted with an interest, but Spurs have now emerged as front runners.
Eberechi Eze is now expected to play for Crystal Palace against Chelsea on Sunday afternoon
Eze played a starring role in Palace’s FA Cup triumph last season, scoring the decisive goal at Wembley – and ended the campaign with 14 goals and 11 assists across all competitions.
Since joining from QPR in 2020, Eze has made 167 appearances, scoring 39 goals.
Alongside Eze, Palace are also at risk of losing captain Marc Guehi with the centre back strongly linked with Liverpool.
Meanwhile, striker Jean-Philippe Mateta is also being monitored by a number of clubs.
