Arsenal are closing in on securing their first signing of the summer transfer window after submitting a £105 million bid including add-ons for West Ham captain Declan Rice. The Hammers have already rejected two bids from the Gunners, along with a £90m bid from Premier League champions Manchester City.
Pep Guardiola's side have now pulled out of the race to sign Rice with Arsenal expected to complete a move for the 24-year-old this week. Rice had been identified as the north London outfit’s priority target going into the window and Mikel Arteta will be desperate to land his man.
But Arteta refused to speak about a potential move when quizzed in a recent interview with Spanish outlet Marca. “I can't talk about players who are not in the club. I prefer not to say anything", was his coy response.
