Sources claim that as Manchester City prepares to compete with Arsenal for the services of West Ham’s captain, Declan Rice and so is seeking assurances from him. Rice initially appeared to be on his way to Arsenal during the summer transfer window, but West Ham has rejected both of Arsenal’s offers.
With a total of £75 million and an extra £15 million in add-ons, the Gunners’ most recent bid is still less than West Ham’s $ 100 million asking price. The Premier League champions are prepared to make a counteroffer as a result of City’s potential proposal right now.
Following the rejection of their second offer, which was for £90 million plus add-ons, by their London rivals, Arsenal is currently formulating a third proposal that they feel would meet the value of the Hammers. Rice informed Bayern Munich of his intention to join the Emirates, and Bayern Munich lost interest in signing him.
According to the Sunday Mirror, City are hoping for a firm indication from Rice that he would be keen to join Pep Guardiola’s squad this summer. Rice is said to have preferred to join Arsenal, but that was before City’s willingness to enter the bidding was made public.
Pep Guardiola, though, is fervently trying to outdo his former assistant Mikel Arteta in the hunt to recruit the England midfielder after failing to transfer the club’s out-of-contract captain Ilkay Gundogan to Barcelona. London-born Rice has been looking forward to his move to the Emirates for months, ever since West Ham told him they wouldn’t get in the way of his ambitions. City is aware of this.
Arsenal Is Said To Have Verbally Agreed With The West Ham Captain
Hammers are certain that at least one of the interested parties will submit a bid of £100 million. Rice will not be pursued by City if he is certain about joining the Gunners, though. The financial team at Arsenal is reportedly working really hard to rework the second offer they made in order to fulfill West Ham’s requirements.
The arrangement of payments may need to be changed due to daily interest rate fluctuations, so it is not as simple as just adding a few million pounds more. With their clean sweep of the Champions League, Premier League, and FA Cup, City has amassed a war chest of £300 million, the largest in football history. The Blues additionally raised about £200 million.
Aymeric Laporte, a defender valued at £60 million, and Kalvin Phillips, an England midfielder valued at £42 million, are targets for them. The departure of Laporte will make it possible for City to acquire Croatian defender Josko Gvardiol from RB Leipzig.
Rice is reportedly interested in moving to Arsenal, with West Ham reportedly asking for roughly £100 million for their prized asset. This allegation was made earlier this week. They believe it is compelling to give Rice the opportunity to play for Guardiola, and Rice would join England teammates Grealish, John Stones, Phil Foden, Kyle Walker, and Phillips.
