Oliver Glasner has explained why Eberechi Eze was left out of Crystal Palace’s squad for their Europa Conference League play-off against Fredrikstad.
The 27-year-old is on the brink of sealing a £60million move to Arsenal after the Gunners swooped ahead of Tottenham, but his omission from Thursday night’s matchday squad was confirmed only hours before kick-off.
Glasner revealed that Eze had phoned him on the morning of the game to say he was not fit to play, forcing a reshuffle on the day Palace were making their debut in European competition.