Arsenal have agreed a £105 million deal in principle to sign West Ham United captain Declan Rice, as per multiple reports. The Gunners submitted a club record transfer offer for the England international on Tuesday night, football.london understands.
The two clubs have been locked in negotiations today as they try to resolve payment terms. Arsenal had two earliers bids for Rice rejected by West Ham, but are now on the verge of reaching a full agreement that would see the 24-year-old move to the Emirates Stadium.
Manchester City entered the race for Rice but, after seeing a £90m bid swiftly rejected by the Hammers, pulled out of the running. Rice had been identified as the north London outfit’s priority target going into the window and Mikel Arteta will be desperate to land his man.
