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Crystal Palace head coach, Oliver Glasner, is hopeful he will retain his star players amid speculation surrounding Arsenal's interest in Eberechi Eze. The England forward has been made the Gunners' prime target this summer as Mikel Arteta looks to continue strengthening his firepower.

Viktor Gyokeres made his long-awaited arrival at the Emirates Stadium last week after completing a move from Sporting CP. The Sweden international joined the likes of Martin Zubimendi, Christian Mosquera, Noni Madueke, Christian Norgaard and Kepa Arrizabalaga during Arsenal's summer transfer flurry.

football.london understands that Eze is the club's primary target as they want to sign another attacker, with the belief that the 27-year-old is keen on the move, but Arsenal's London rivals want his £67.5million release clause to be paid.

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It has been a relatively quiet summer for the FA Cup winners, with Borna Sosa and Walter Benitez among the only two arrivals at Selhurst Park. Glasner has been faced with mounting speculation around the stars that helped guide the club to their famous win over Manchester City in May.

Not least their captain Marc Guehi, who is out of contract next summer, with Premier League champions Liverpool interested in his services. They also face the prospect of losing one of their most productive attackers in Eze should Arteta's side push for the acquisition.

It has led to Austrian tactician, Glasner, take aim at the summer recruitment from the Eagles and call on the board not to sanction the further departures.

"Even though all the players are still here, we haven't made the most of the transfer window so far," he told Kronen Zeitung during their pre-season tour in Austria.

"I was promised that we would be more active and bring in the new players earlier this year.

"As of now, I have 17 outfield players. I hope we don't lose any more.

"If that happens and we get four new ones on deadline day like last year, another false start is possible."

The Premier League season is fast-approaching with Palace in a bitter battle to overturn their demotion from the Europa League to the UEFA Conference League.

They feature in the top-flight curtain-raiser at Wembley ,when they take on the Premier League champions in the Community Shield (August 10) before they meet Chelsea in the mouth-watering domestic opener.