Arsenal's summer transfer hopes of signing Declan Rice could have taken a significant hit after Bayern Munich boss Thomas Tuchel spoke directly about a transfer to the West Ham star. The German champions and Arsenal look to be the two leading clubs in the summer race for Rice who looks destined to depart the Hammers once the 2022/23 season has finished.
Despite the Premier League campaign ending this past weekend, West Ham still have one more game to play in a Europa Conference League final against Fiorentina. Winning a European trophy could prove to be the perfect goodbye message from Rice who is the priority target that Arsenal want to sign this summer, as football.london understands.
There is no guarantee that Rice leaves West Ham before the start of the 2023/24 season with their firm valuation demand standing at £120million, despite him only having one year left on his contract. The Gunners look set to be backed significantly by owner Stan Kroenke, but Bayern Munich are also more than capable of spending large funds and Rice is one of their summer targets.
