Arsenal has suffered a setback in their pursuit of Declan Rice, as the West Ham midfielder is now reportedly open to leaving England after holding discussions with Thomas Tuchel.
Mikel Arteta’s team has identified Rice as a key target for the summer transfer window and has been eager to add him to their squad. However, they have faced competition from Manchester United, who were confident in their ability to secure the midfielder’s signature under the management of Erik ten Hag.
The situation took a turn when Bayern Munich, led by Tuchel, expressed their interest in Rice. The German club’s involvement has potentially tilted the scales in their favour, and they may now be frontrunners in the race to sign the midfielder.
According to a report in The Daily Mail, Rice had a positive conversation with Tuchel, which has made him open to the idea of playing for Bayern Munich. This development comes as a blow to Arsenal’s hopes of securing Rice’s services for the upcoming season.
Just Arsenal Opinion
Rice is one of the finest midfielders available on the market and we must be prepared to face serious competition for his signature.
The Englishman has been one of the most outstanding players in his position and knows he will win many titles at Bayern, so we must convince him that staying in England is a good idea.
If we fail in that regard, Rice will be a Bayern player in the coming weeks because they have what it takes to land him.
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I don’t see Bayern forking out the money that is mooted. Che and Manu will send his price upwards of 80m if the reports have credence
Could be a blessing in disguise. Spend the big bucks on Caicedo and get in a more attacking box to box cm in the mould of Milinkovic Savic.
Absolute rubbish link. Bayern have never spent more than 100m euros let alone pounds. This is West Ham trying to inflate his price. So what happened to Rice not saying/doing anything before the Conference League final?
I intend to ignore this obviously false report.
One report says some £95 mil been prepared by the Germans.
Maybe Lee Dixon is right.
If we dont get Rice, then my no1 is Palhina. Rice is good, very good but if thrre is a bidding war. Get Palhina!!!!!
West Ham are reportedly looking for £120m for Rice. Really! even Chelsea wouldn’t pay that. A case of English players being overrated again e.g. Kalvin Phillips?. Imo Maddison would suit our style of play better and he scores goals.