Arsenal have been handed a fresh boost in their transfer pursuit of West Ham United captain Declan Rice.
That is according to German transfer guru Florian Plettenberg, who has reported that Bundesliga champions Bayern Munich are more and more 'realistic' that signing Rice will be difficult this summer. It is claimed that Bayern have made no recent progress in talks with the England international, with the north Londoners said to lead the race instead.
football.london reported back in January that Gunners boss Mikel Arteta had made Rice his priority target for the summer transfer window as the Spaniard looks to bolster his midfield options ahead of the 2023/24 window. football.london also understands that the Gunners are confident they have a strong offer for Rice but feel that it will ultimately come down to the player to decide amid interest from a host of other elite European sides, including the aforementioned Bayern and Erik ten Hag's Manchester United.
