Eze looks set to sign a new deal at Selhurst Park, and that could be good news for the R’s.
The Athletic reports that Eberechi Eze, a standout for Crystal Palace, has inked a new, long-term deal.
With this agreement, the Eagles are able to lock down one of their most valued players and prevent him from leaving for little or nothing. He is now scheduled to remain until 2027.
Additionally, it gives Roy Hodgson’s team more leverage to keep him on board, which might be important as they try to solidify their place in the Premier League.
It appears that this is a mutually beneficial pact, as Eze will likely make approximately £100,000 a week with the signing of this agreement.
As an England international, he may feel he deserves that sort of salary now, but it’s still a sizeable amount to earn when he still has plenty of years left in his playing career.
Although the Eagles may be forking out a lot of money for him, this extension is brilliant news for them, with the club also tying down Michael Olise to fresh terms earlier this year.
These deals will give Palace a lot of power at the negotiating table and will allow them to cash in on the pair for huge fees when they do eventually move on.
How does this new deal for Eberechi Eze affect QPR?
Queens Park Rangers sold Eze back in the summer of 2020 to Palace, with the latter forking out an initial £16 million fee.
A further £4 million in “achievable” add-ons, to take the deal up to £20 million, was included in the agreement, and that has potentially allowed the R’s to benefit from his sale in recent months and years.
As well as this, a 20% sell-on clause was inserted into this deal, and that means the R’s will receive one-fifth of the amount Palace will generate from his future sale.
Is this contract extension good news or bad news for QPR?
Eze only had around 18 months left on his current deal at Selhurst Park, and with this in mind, there was a real chance they would have lost him for free in 2025 or a reasonably small fee before that if he hadn’t put pen to paper.
With this in mind, his decision to sign a new deal is probably good news for QPR in the long term because it will allow Hodgson’s side to generate a bigger fee for Eze in the long term, with the Premier League side in a strong negotiating position now that he has put pen to paper.
The R’s might be able to spend more in the transfer market to bolster their roster and/or keep important players by giving them more lucrative contracts if they get a larger salary.
They would like to have that money in January to increase their chances of surviving, and the fact that he signed a new contract makes a winter sale less likely.
In light of this, the R’s reaction to his signing is divided, yet, over time, they will likely reap significant benefits from this new agreement.
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