The fate of Declan Rice is slowly growing into a real summer hit. He has been wanted by the biggest English clubs for a long time, but West Ham stubbornly keep him, but it seems that this time the Hammers will not be able to resist the offers. Manchester City showed willingness to pay 105,000,000 euros with bonuses for the English international, but the management of the London club refused. Now the neighbors appeared with an even bigger bag of money.As reported by the well-informed David Ornstein of the Athletic, Arsenal have submitted an offer weighing in at £105,000,000, which is a bit over €120,000,000 euros. If the offer gets accepted, the Gunners would set a record for the transfer of a British player, but they would also make Rice the most expensive midfielder in history. It would also be the biggest purchase of a north London club.Havertz deal pending, Kovacic done: City signs Chelsea midfielderThey are hoping at the Emirates that it will be enough to satisfy the appetites of the Hammers, but also to fend off the competition. City also officially introduced their new signing Mateo Kovačić, paid 28,250,000 euros, while the Sky Blues could remain shorter by another 5,650,000 if the Croatian fulfills the stipulated clauses for activating the agreed bonuses.It looks like West Ham could be giving up. They fought off the suitors until now, made the biggest and richest fight over their star player, convinced them to send a record sum of money for his services to their address. Because they previously rejected the Gunners’ offer of 105,000,000 euros. Although, it’s City’s turn now. If they don’t offer more, Rice could start packing his suitcase for the trip north of the capital.##NAJAVA_MECA_7343844##And on top of all that, the 24-year-old footballer’s contract expires next summer, although West Ham has the option to extend it for another season. However, the first man of the club, David Sullivan, pointed out after winning the Conference League that the English midfielder probably played the last game in the club and that he expressed his desire to go.Despite the clear ambition for a new challenge, the Hammers managed to raise his price to a dizzying 120 million pounds. The impression is that it would be too much of a risk for them to ask for more.
