Arsenal has been handed a boost in their bid to add Declan Rice to their squad in the summer as West Ham concedes defeat in their bid to keep him.
The midfielder has not signed a new deal and will be out of contract at the end of next season.
This makes him a player who will likely change clubs and Arsenal wants to add him to their squad.
West Ham was prepared to break their wage structure to keep him at the London Stadium, but the Hammers now believe he wants out of the club.
The Sun reveals they are now open to cashing in on the midfielder and would be on the lookout for the best bid in the summer.
Just Arsenal Opinion
Rice is one of the finest midfielders in Europe and it would be great if we add him to our group.
West Ham’s decision to finally sell means we must pull out all the stops to ensure we win the race because top clubs will join the bidding war for his signature.
The midfielder is a London boy, which might be a good advantage for us, considering we are the best club in the city now.
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What position does Rice plays plus can he displace Partey
Instead of Xakha…….Maddison would be even better tough……
I think this is a power play by West Ham. They are trying to encourage more interest in Rice so that they can bump up his price as Arsenal have already played their hand by showing public interest. It would have been the best decision of Arsenal if the story was just stayed as a worse kept secret. Dirty Hammers
Does West Ham really have an option to extend Rice contract by one year ?
If so, they will have more bargaining power.
But the player will have a say as to where he goes , surely the red half of London must be the greatest appeal
Several factors that would make us more appealing as to our competitors.
1)Remaining in the city.
2)Our attractive way of playing.
3) Playing in the champions league
4)And friends he already established playing for club and country
But most of all the gaffer personal intervention will be paramount.
Good player but do we really want to pay £100 million for him?
Why has everyone forgot that Manchester City was suppose to be docked points by the FA over their lying about there finances !!!. Also if “no goal” plus ” no assist” Rice is worth £100 million then Balogun is easily worth £80 million. At least Balogun scores goals. Give west ham £20 million plus Balogun for Rice. Job Done.
No goals ? He’s scored 3 in the PL and 1 in Europe. Not too shabby for a DM.
West-Ham are asking 120M for Rice or around 100M plus a player.i’m sorry but that’s way too much,crazy even!!we could get a better player or as good for 60/70M. Is he better than Rodri?Casemiro?
Most of the hype around this player I’ve not been able to see for myself to make him worth 100 milliion. Of course, he has some good stats mostly defensively but most of them are because of the team he plays where he has to do a lot of defensive work but in Arsenal, we control most of the games, so what extra is he going to offer above what we already have that is worth 100 mil. Is he far better than Partey in the lone 6 or can he offer better than Xhaka at the LCM attacking-wise. Xhaka is actually one of the most underrated player and, certainly, one of the best players in EPL this season. The players that can offer better than him in terms of the balance he gives at both ends of the pitch are either too expensive or not even available. So, we must tread carefully on utilising our limited fund.
Personally, my first buy in the summer is going to be Caicedo simply because we currently lack a marauder in the team. He is a tireless worker who we can deploy as a manmarker to quieten some opposition main man. He is also very press-resistant and a stabilizer. On top of that, he can play multiple positions.
I don’t have anything against signing Rice but I just don’t think he is worth the quoted fee and we already have players that can offer what he does at the top level.
Honestly 100m is far too much and that figure alone could purchase two good players in my opinion.
Has the Club easily forgotten Pepes 72m?