Arsenal have now moved a step closer to signing Declan Rice in a potential £92m deal.
Arsenal target Declan Rice wants to settle his future early, CBS reporter Ben Jacobs has informed GIVEMESPORT.
The midfielder will be allowed to leave West Ham this summer and Arsenal is thought to be his preferred destination.
West Ham chairman David Sullivan already confirmed his departure after Europa Conference League final.
While talking to talkSPORT, Sullivan said: “We promised him he could go. He set his heart on going. You can’t ask for a man who has committed more to us this season.
“In due course, he has to get on and we have to get a replacement — or several replacements. It’s not something we want to happen. We offered him £200,000-a-week 18 months ago. He turned it down.”
As per The Telegraph, the Gunners have now moved a step closer to signing Rice in a potential £92m deal.
Speaking to GIVEMESPORT, Jacobs said: “Arsenal will want to move fast to make sure another suitor doesn’t come in because [Mykhailo] Mudryk wanted to join Arsenal and he joined Chelsea. Rice has a priority of Arsenal, but there is still a deal that needs to be done with West Ham and because Arsenal are disciplined to protect their model, the only fear at this point will be that West Ham are bullish because they somehow get a bidding war.
“For now, if Arsenal move fast and place a competitive offer, they may be able to get this one done quickly because Rice has a strong desire to settle his future early, and West Ham accept that he will leave the football club for the right offer.”
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