According to a recent rumour from FootballTransfers, Declan Rice, a midfielder for West Ham United, and Arsenal have purportedly reached an agreement about personal terms, with the player choosing a move to The Emirates Stadium.
Who will sign Declan Rice?
Rice was coveted by Bayern Munich, who believed they had a good chance of landing him. According to The Daily Mail, manager Thomas Tuchel had hoped to convince Rice to join the Bundesliga, but he is now willing to turn down a transfer to the Allianz Arena.
The same report states that both Manchester United and Arsenal are interested in the midfielder, but the Gunners are currently in the lead because the player is reportedly settled in London and a fee in that range would shatter the current Emirates record.
In addition, Football Transfers reports that the two sides have made progress in their negotiations by agreeing on personal conditions, which is a crucial step for the Gunners in their pursuit of the Englishman’s signing.
Although Mikel Arteta has moved closer to signing the West Ham captain and has made a transfer to the Emirates Stadium his top aim since January, there are still some details of the transaction that need to be worked out.
The 24-year-old’s transfer cost is still up for negotiation between Arsenal and West Ham, and the player himself wants to see his present club well paid if he leaves this summer. Therefore, teams like Manchester United, Bayern Munich, or even Liverpool might still seek to hijack the transfer after it has already been initiated.
Does Rice belong at Arsenal?
Even though the transaction is far from done, it is wonderful news that it has moved a step closer to being finalised since the England international may be a tremendous addition given the variety of various characteristics that he has shown over the last year.
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The centre midfielder has started to show his skill on the attack, scoring against Gent after scooping up the ball in his own half, placing him in the 94th percentile of his positional peers with an average of 1.73 interceptions per 90.
The media praised Rice as “unbelievable” for demonstrating that he is prepared to advance to the Champions League, and Arsenal may now be hoping to quickly reach an agreement on a transfer fee with West Ham United.
