What they wished for in the last few days while rejecting one-by-one offers from Arsenal, happened last night before midnight – West Ham finally received an official offer from Manchester City for Declan Rice (24).Although many believe that the English international does not have the quality worthy of the figures mentioned with his name this summer, it seems that we will really have an open race that could establish Rice as the most expensive midfielder on the planet. As a reminder, Enzo Fernandez, who Chelsea paid 121,000,000 euros to Benfica, bears that epithet as of January this year.##NAJAVA_MECA_7342378##West Ham are surely rubbing their hands with satisfaction. Since there are now two contenders, Declan Rice’s price could rise further. And that will definitely happen. City did not exceed Arsenal’s last offer with their first (87,500,000 fixed + 17,500,000 through bonuses), but rest assured that this is just the beginning. Pep Guardiola is already offering more money in their first bid: 93,000,000 + 12,000,000.This is somewhat of a slap in the face to Arsenal, who are expected to take the next step.The Athletic states that after the departure of Ilkay Gundogan, the Cityzens have to act faster and that all this is the result of that pressure. Their advantage over the Gunners, the same source claims, is the conversation that Guardiola had with Rice at the end of the season and told him what plans he had for him.The Kalvin Phillips experiment didn’t work out, it looks like Pep’s new idea is far more expensive…🚨 𝗟𝗼𝗼𝗸 𝗮𝘄𝗮𝘆 𝗻𝗼𝘄 𝗔𝗿𝘀𝗲𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗳𝗮𝗻𝘀.. 🫣Declan Rice met Pep Guardiola towards the end of last season and it has been suggested that Man City would find a way of getting the deal done.(Source: @JacobSteinberg) pic.twitter.com/5OzSLj1uOP— Transfer News Live (@DeadlineDayLive) June 27, 2023
