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Aaron Catterson-Reid

Arsenal 'very confident' in £170m transfer swoop as Edu advanced talks revealed

The summer transfer window hasn't even been open for a week and Arsenal have already been extremely busy.

The Gunners submitted a first bid for priority target West Ham United captain Declan Rice last week. football.london understands that the offer was for £80million over six years with a further £10million in add ons, with the Hammers dismissing the bid out of hand.

Mikel Arteta's side are expected to return with a second bid for the 24-year-old, who will be into the final 12 months of his contract at the London Stadium at the end of June, albeit West Ham do have the option to extend this by a further year if they wish. Elsewhere, Arsenal have also shown a genuine interest in Chelsea star Kai Havertz.

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