Eberechi Eze made a phone call to Mikel Arteta on Wednesday to enquire about a transfer to Arsenal, it has been revealed. The playmaker appeared to be on the verge of joining Tottenham Hotspur this

This article was originally published on www.si.com as Mikel Arteta Reveals How Arsenal Beat Tottenham to Eberechi Eze Signing. Mikel Arteta confirmed reports that Eberechi Eze was the one who instigated his late transfer U-turn away from Tottenham Hotspur towards Arsenal with a phone call.

Arsenal finally clinched the signing of Eberechi Eze on Saturday after beating Tottenham to his signature, but Mikel Arteta has confirmed it was actually the player himself who engineered the move