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Daily Mirror
Daily Mirror
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Felix Keith

Arsenal make Declan Rice breakthrough to set up record-breaking West Ham transfer

Arsenal have reached a final agreement with West Ham and have just two steps to complete before they can announce the signing of Declan Rice.

The Gunners agreed a headline fee of £105million with West Ham last week, but the structure of the deal had become a sticking point. As reported by Mirror Football, Arsenal had proposed paying £75m up front, £25m spread over the five years of the contract and £5m in add-ons.

After protracted negotiations, they have now settled on a structure which suits West Ham. That will see Rice become the Premier League's most expensive British player, eclipsing his England team-mate Jack Grealish, who moved from Aston Villa to Manchester City for £100m in 2021.

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