Declan Rice is a breakthrough development with Arsenal's third bid to over £100 million - the latest news is Manchester City's exit from the acquisition, and Arsenal are expected to reach a deal with West Ham United within 24 to 48 hours to get the 24-year-old England backer.
Relive the Arsenal vs Manchester City auction process
Arsenal insisted on getting Declan Rice, and the bid jumped from £80 million, contrary to the "stingy" style in the transfer market; After West Ham refused, Arsenal increased its bid to £90 million (£75 million base transfer fee, plus £15 million with bonus clause) for a second time, but it was still not accepted.
Manchester City joined the team at this time, also bidding £90 million, but the base transfer fee was £80 million, plus £10 million with bonus clauses, the conditions were better than Arsenal, and West Ham United still did not agree. As the market expected, Arsenal made its third sale last night (27th), with a total quotation value of 105 million pounds, of which 100 million pounds is the basic transfer fee, plus 5 million pounds with clauses.
Declan Rice's acquisition of a crucial day: Arsenal gave more than 100 million, Manchester City lost
While the market waited to see if West Ham United would accept the new offer, there was a breakthrough in the deal - Italian football journalist Fabrizio Romano revealed: "Manchester City will not follow the Arsenal bid, they have decided that under the current circumstances, they will withdraw from the bid." ”
He repeatedly stressed that the Arsenal side was confident in the deal from the evening of the 27th and worked hard to discuss the deal structure with West Ham United, noting that "Arsenal expects Declan Rice's deal to be 100% implemented in the next 24 to 48 hours", describing the deal as "closer than close to implementation". Fabrizio Romano posted a series of articles on the Declan Rice deal, one of which said: "The parties are discussing important details and it seems that an agreement is coming soon. ”
Arsenal and West Ham finally disagreed
Arsenal went out to £100 million to reach West Ham's target price, and the remaining disagreement between the two teams was only how to amortize the large amount. Fabrizio Romano pointed to a basic transfer fee of £100 million, Arsenal proposed a fixed amortization of 4 years, and West Ham United wanted the other side to pay the fee in a fixed amount within 18 months, and the current negotiations are ongoing, and the situation has been described as "very close".
Declan Rice is Arsenal's top acquisition target this summer, and Kai Havertz's £65 million deal from Chelsea is only to be officially announced, in other words, Arsenal, who finished second in the Premier League last season, are set to spend £170 million to buy two top players at a time to strengthen their strength. Arsenal are under the impression that the number of times they have joined the transfer market bidding is running out, they are usually interested in the target person, and they quickly back down due to other teams' bids, and there are very few willing to participate, and there are very few wins, and it should be rare to win twice in a row.
If Arsenal bring in Declan Rice for £105 million, it will not only break Nicolas Pepe's record for team transfer fees, but also set the record for the highest transfer fee for an English player when Cliff Grealish joined Manchester City.