Eberechi Eze looked as though he said his goodbyes to the Crystal Palace fans at Stamford Bridge after being denied what might have been the perfect farewell by a little-known rule.

Crystal Palace could be without Eberechi Eze for their Premier League opener against Chelsea due to transfer speculation, according to reports.

Eberechi Eze is denied a brilliant free-kick goal and potential fairytale ending in what could be his final Premier League appearance for Crystal Palace in a goalless draw at Chelsea.

Eze’s thunderous hit was disallowed as Marc Guehi was standing too close to the Chelsea wall as he pushed Moises Caicedo out of position

In another twist, Liverpool could finally be edging towards signing Alexander Isak with Newcastle set to bid again for Yoane Wissa. Marc Guehi also remains a target for the Premier League champions, but both deals look difficult to complete.

Follow live updates as Alexander Isak's Newcastle future continues to dominate the summer transfer window BlueCo — the group that owns Chelsea and Strasbourg — has reached an agreement to sign midfielder Julio Enciso from Brighton & Hove Albion.

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Follow build-up as Chelsea face Crystal Palace and Forest take on Brentford with radio commentaries, team news, live text and score updates as it happens from across the Premier League.

Sky Sports pundit Paul Merson can’t believe Chelsea haven’t made a move for Crystal Palace star Eberechi Eze this summer. The Blues have once again been busy in the window, and have made four exciting signings in Jorrel Hato, Liam Delap, Joao Pedro and Jamie Gittens.

Click Through The Gallery To View Five Other Transfer Snubs. Crystal Palace midfielder Eberechi Eze is set for a switch to Arsenal after weeks of speculation that he was set for a move to Tottenham Hotspur. We look at five previous transfer snubs.

Palace manager Oliver Glasner said on Wednesday afternoon that Eze would start against Fredrikstad as Tottenham held talks over a deal sign the 27-year-old. But Arsenal hijacked the Spurs deal and their move accelerated on Wednesday evening,