Arsenal has been handed a boost in their bid to land Declan Rice as West Ham identifies a replacement for the Englishman.
The Gunners have made him their number-one target for the next campaign as he continues to do well for the Hammers.
West Ham insists they do not want to lose him, but a report on The Sun reveals they have now identified Eintracht Frankfurt’s Djibril Sow as his replacement.
It claims they have been watching the Swiss midfielder and consider him the ideal player to replace Rice, which is an indication they are open to cashing in on the Englishman.
Rice has refused to sign an extension at the London Stadium and looks set to leave them when this campaign finishes.
Just Arsenal Opinion
Rice would be a quality addition to our squad and it is one of the first deals we should sort out at the end of the season.
The midfielder has delivered some fine performances in England for West Ham and might be the man to replace Granit Xhaka in our midfield.
If he makes the move to the Emirates, we might not have to buy another midfielder to bolster the group for the Champions League campaign.
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I think the prioity is to fix the big hole on left back. We lost 6 points because of Zenchenko is too fragile.
Look how Arnold literally WALK PASS him to pass the ball to Firmino to score the equaluser?
Remember how helpless Zenchenko was when Southhamptom headed in the 3rd goal.
It is better to put Zhenchenko alondide Xaka or Odegard and let Tierney take up left back.
Zhenchenko, once going into the midfield of the opposition, can never run fast enough to cover the hole he left behind.
In defense, we practically have only 3.
Everybody knows that Rice will be leaving West Ham during the summer whether they sign a replacement or not so why is it a boost for us.