Arsenal are pushing to complete the signing of Declan Rice ahead of their rivals after the West Ham United captain lifted the UEFA Europa Conference League. The England international is the club’s primary target.
The budget allocated to the club is expected to be heavily focused on the Rice transfer, but the Gunners are still planning to try secure a deal below the £100 million threshold football.london understands. This will of course lower expectations on Rice but give more financial flexibility to secure other players.
There are needs in the midfield even beyond Rice’s acquisition, with the creative midfield and another deep midfielder like Moises Caicedo understood to be desired. However, in defence, there lie further necessities with the likes of Kieran Tierney and Rob Holding expected to move on.
