When asked if Palace can recover if they lose both Eze and Guehu, Henderson added: "100%. We have lost players before and we survived through that. And we brought the best times to this football club.

Eberechi Eze is a fantastic all-around attacker, but Spurs specifically need a set-piece and long-range specialist, and he just so happens to be one of the best at both.

Crystal Palace are now looking to sign an "absolutely incredible" attacking midfielder, who could be brought in as a replacement for Eberechi Eze, according to a report.

Eze is on the verge joining Tottenham after a verbal agreement was reached on a deal totalling £60million, centre-half Marc Guehi is moving closer to joining Liverpool for around £38m and Adam Wharton, one of the best midfielders in the business, could also be sold with Manchester United and Real Madrid linked with the 21-year-old in recent days.

A pair of trophy-toting Londoners meet Sunday when Chelsea welcome Crystal Palace to Stamford Bridge. The hosts won the Club World Cup this summer, giving manager Enzo Maresca and all of Chelsea’s supporters reason to believe their team could be back in competition for a Premier League title.

Crystal Palace have been handed encouragement in their bid to sign Bilal El Khannouss, with sources confirming the player favours a move to Selhurst Park

Eberechi Eze is set to make his European debut on Thursday night despite being close to agreeing a transfer from Crystal Palace to Tottenham. Oliver Glasner confirmed on Wednesday that he expects the wantaway winger to start,