Declan Rice's move to Arsenal has taken another step closer to completion as the Gunners have finally reached an agreement with West Ham over the deal's payment structure.
Once finalised the transfer, worth £100million plus £5m in add-ons, will become Arsenal's record-signing by some distance and see Rice become British football's most expensive player of all time. However, at one stage it seemed as if the England international's future lay not at the Emirates, but at the Etihad.
Reigning champions Manchester City were also very interested in landing Rice's signature and tabled a bid of their own, thought to have been worth £90m. It was swiftly rejected by the Hammers, but for a brief while Arsenal were made to sweat over their chances of securing the midfielder.
