Arsenal is reportedly planning a summer assault for Declan Rice to bolster their midfield after the Englishman rejected West Ham’s latest contract offer.
The Irons believe the World Cup star will leave them in the summer and are now prepared to offload him when this season ends.
Rice is on the shopping list of many English clubs, but Arsenal seems to be one of his serious suitors and the Gunners must be prepared to pay a huge fee.
After David Moyes boasted that the midfielder will break the British transfer record when he leaves, a report in The Sun says Manchester United had an offer worth £100m rejected in the summer.
This means Arsenal should be prepared to pay around £120m to get the former Chelsea trainee at the end of the season.
Just Arsenal Opinion
Rice is a fine midfielder and probably much better than Moises Caicedo, whom we wanted in the last transfer window.
Brighton wanted £80m to sell the youngster, so West Ham will demand significantly more before releasing Rice to us.
The transfer market for English players is one of the most overrated in the world and we must splash the cash if we are serious about competing in it.
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