Arsenal look to be edging closer to completing a club-record deal to sign West Ham United captain Declan Rice.
Mikel Arteta's side submitted a bid worth an initial £100million, plus an additional £5million in add-ons, for the England international on Tuesday night, football.london understands. Manchester City then decided to pull out of the race to sign Rice after previously seeing a £90million bid turned down by the east Londoners.
The Gunners' offer proposed the guaranteed portion of the fee be paid over the course of four years whilst the Hammers would ideally prefer the money be paid in two instalments by the start of 2025 instead. Still, this issue has been described as minor and both clubs are now working towards reaching an agreement rather than continuing to haggle over the price.
