Pep Guardiola’s Manchester City are ready to pay £100 million for West Ham United midfielder Declan Rice, a player Mikel Arteta’s Arsenal and Graham Potter’s Chelsea also want to sign in the summer transfer window, according to 90min.
Manchester City stance on Arsenal target Declan Rice
The report published today has claimed that Arsenal, Chelsea, Manchester United and Manchester City all want to sign Rice from Premier League rivals West Ham in the summer of 2023.
The Hammers plan to demand over £100 million for the England international, and defender Premier League champions City are reportedly willing to pay it.
90min have noted that City paid Aston Villa £100 million for Jack Grealish, and that they are ready to splash the cash for his England international teammate Rice, who can also operate as a defender.
The Guardian reported in January 2023 that Arsenal are keen on bringing Rice to the Emirates Stadium in the summer of 2023, and that manager Arteta himself wants him at the club.
The Arsenal boss is reportedly ‘a huge fan’ of the West Ham star, and believes that the 24-year-old ‘would provide elite competition for Granit Xhaka and Thomas Partey’.
Blow for the Gunners
In our view, if Manchester City are willing to pay over £100 million for Declan Rice, then Arsenal simply have to match it if they are to sign the English star from West Ham United.
City are a hugely appealing club, and the chance to work with manager Pep Guardiola is simply too good to turn down for any footballer.
Now, West Ham will not have any preference to which club Rice goes to as long as they get the money that they want.
So, in the end, it could come down to which club is willing to pay the most for Rice.
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