Signing Declan Rice from West Ham is understandably the summer priority for Arsenal, but there is one other transfer that could be more important. The Gunners are facing a battle to sign the Hammers captain against Bayern Munich with each party preparing their first formal offers ahead of the summer window opening on June 14.
football.london understands he is the main target for Mikel Arteta while another midfield addition is likely at Emirates Stadium. If Rice signs, he could also be joined by one of Moises Caicedo, Martin Zubimendi, Mohamed Kudus or Mason Mount with that quartet forming the bulk of Arteta and Edu's short list.
Other players that have been loosely linked includes Alexis Mac Allister, Sergej Milinkovic-Savic and Gabri Veiga. The latter of those names could be at the centre of the summer's biggest transfer battle with Chelsea, Newcastle, Manchester United, Manchester City, Barcelona, Real Madrid and Bayern Munich all monitoring his situation.
