BREAKING NEWS: Arsenal submit new £90m bid for Declan Rice – rising to almost £100m with add-ons – as he expects a move from West Ham to come within 10 days
- The Gunners have long had West Ham’s captain as their No. 1 transfer target
- Their opening bid was rejected by the Hammers, who rejected the payment arrangement
- West Ham are keen to unleash a bidding war for their highly regarded midfielder
Arsenal will submit an improved official bid of at least £90 million for Declan Rice in the next 24 hours.
The Gunners have made Rice their No. 1 target and have already seen an offer of £80 million plus and an additional £10 million in add-ons rejected by West Ham.
However, The Gunners will make a new offer that is believed to be worth a minimum of £90m plus an add-on that could bring the fee closer to £100m.
Rice will take a holiday this week after a struggling 61-game season and expects to be an Arsenal player by the end of the month.
Personal terms – over £200,000 a week – will be formally agreed very soon once West Ham and Arsenal have reached a middle ground.
The 24-year-old will join the Emirates at the end of the month if the Hammers accept Arsenal’s improved offer.
West Ham want to start an auction for Rice, as they want to recoup more than £100 million for their captain.
But Rice would like to join Arsenal, who have already verbally indicated that they will make a second offer.