So far, Arsenal has officially spent “only” 70,000,000 euros on reinforcements, but in the coming days, that sum will increase dramatically. And it will be spent on strengthening the defense and and midfield. The last signal from West Ham for the realization of Declan Rice’s transfer arrived last night. After agreeing on the amount of the compensation last week, the London clubs last night clarified the payment dynamics and how many installments the Gunners will pay for Rice’s transfer. West Ham gave the green light and Rice is expected today or tomorrow for medical examinations and contract signing.Declan Rice was the only player in Europe’s top five leagues to register 30+ in each of these metrics in 2022/23:◉ 63 interceptions◉ 55 clearances◉ 40 take-ons completed◉ 37 chances created◉ 37 aerial duels won◉ 36 shotsArsenal 🔜 pic.twitter.com/6yftXIyn6s— Squawka (@Squawka) July 4, 2023 In case you somehow forgot, Arsenal’s fourth offer was a dizzying 100,000,000 pounds fixed plus 5,000,000 through bonuses. All together over 122,000,000 euros, which is more than the record Premier League transfer of Enzo Fernandez to Chelsea for 121,000,000 euros. Manchester City was in the race, equaled Arsenal’s third offer of 105,000,000 euros, even offered a faster repayment term, but did not want to bid further. The West Ham midfielder will soon sign the contract and take a seat on the plane for Arsenal’s tour of America on July 16. With Rice, Arteta will get the kind of rear midfielder he wanted to patrol in front of the last line and additionally secure the defensive rampart.Smith Rowe on Havertz’s arrival: Healthy competition will benefit us allIt is expected that by the end of the week, the Dutch national team member Jurrien Timber will arrive from Ajax, since his transfer of 42,000,000 euros (plus 5,000,000 bonuses) was agreed a few days ago. The defender who covers the positions of right stopper and right back will most likely be used closer to the byline while Ben White will return fully to the stopper line. Last night, news broke that Arsenal were in the market for another right-back. There is also a Dutchman in question, Jeremy Frimpong from Bayer Leverkusen. The Gunners reportedly offered 40,000,000 euros, but the Germans hope to be able to get 10,000,000 more. The two clubs already have an agreement to move Granit Xhaka in the opposite direction as soon as Rice signs. The sale of the Swiss to Leverkusen could push the transfer of Frimpong.’Tony is alcoholic? But we all drink with him’The Dutchman is the student of Manchester City who created his image in Leverkusen and has long been mentioned as a desire of bigger clubs, including Manchester United. He and Timber could cover the right flank, and due to their better offensive characteristics, both could play in a formation with three at the back. Before him, Joao Cancelo and Benjamin Henrichs were also mentioned as options. On the left flank, Arteta has Zinchenko, Tierney and Tomiyasu, but the Ukrainian is more useful as a wide midfielder. Even the over 270,000,000 euros spent on Havertz, Rice, Timber and possibly Frimpong would not mean the end of Arsenal’s summer spending. If Thomas Partey is sold in addition to Xhaka, Arteta wants another defensive midfielder. It is also expected that part of the summer shopping will be financed by the sales of players returning from loans such as Pepe, Balogun, Tavares, Soares…##NAJAVA_MECA_7353141##
