Arsenal submitted a club-record bid of £90 million to acquire the services of 24-year-old West Ham United midfielder Declan Rice.
According to The Athletic, Arsenal have put forward a club-record offer of £90 million to sign Declan Rice. The Gunners have been keen on acquiring the England international’s services for a while now and have placed an improved bid but it has been rejected by the Hammers.
Arsenal were leading the title race right until the end of the season but they fell short by the smallest of margins. And, post that Mikel Arteta’s focus has been improving his squad. The Spanish manager is keen on bolstering his midfield.
He wants to have more control in the centre of the park and believes signing someone like Rice can help him be competitive in the league as well as the Champions League next season.
Meanwhile, Rice is keen on joining a bigger club ahead of the next season. He has informed West Ham about his decision and even their chairman David Sullivan said after their triumph in the Europa Conference League that the 24-year-old will be leaving the club.
With the Hammers ready to sell, quite a few clubs are interested in signing the England international. The likes of Chelsea and Manchester City have shown interest in the defensive midfielder’s services. But, they are well behind Arsenal in the race.
The Gunners placed an initial bid of around £80 million a few days back. But, it was instantly rejected by the club. With Arsenal keen on having the 24-year-old in their ranks, they recently put forward an improved bid.
Mikel Arteta’s team offered West Ham a club-record fee of £90 million. The proposal comprised an initial fee of £75 million and another £15 million in add-ons. Despite placing a record bid, Arsenal haven’t tasted success yet.
The Hammers have rejected the bid as they believe their skipper is worth more. While the Gunners have had their second bid rejected, they will be confident of striking a deal with West Ham sooner rather than later.
Arsenal are slowly getting there and will hope that their next bid does it. However, they will have to act as fast as possible given the amount of interest in the 24-year-old’s services from elsewhere.
Really Arsenal havent any interest in Rice except that they want him on the cheap.
He will learn more and better under Pep at man City but thats his choice.
If they were serious they would stop messing about and pay the money
Just wasting everyone’s time (including mine). Either pay the fee asked or go away. It’s getting boring now.