Manchester City are preparing a bid for West Ham United captain and Arsenal target Declan Rice, football.london understands.
The Gunners have made rice their priority target for the summer transfer window and they have so far seen two offers for Rice rejected by the Hammers. The north London outfit had a first bid of £80million plus at least £10million in add-ons rejected last week for the England international before another offer, which remained under West Ham's £100million asking price, was turned down on Tuesday.
Now, Premier League champions City have entered the race to sign the England international, with Pep Guardiola's side preparing to make an offer. It remains to be seen what the player's preference is but he has previously spoken about his love for living in London.
