Arsenal's move to sign West Ham United captain Declan Rice seems to be slowly edging closer.
Mikel Arteta's side saw seen two bids for Rice turned down by the Hammers earlier this month before Manchester City also saw an offer for the England international rebuffed. The Gunners responded on Tuesday evening by upping their previous offer, which was £75million plus £15million in add-ons, significantly, bidding £100million plus an additional £5million in add-ons, football.london understands.
City have since pulled out of the race to sign Rice, with West Ham and Arsenal now planning to enter more negotiations today as they look to reach an agreement over the structure of the move with the length of the payment of the fixed £100m fee the remaining issue, football.london understands.