Arsenal have reportedly submitted a club-record £90m bid for Declan Rice as they also make progress in Romeo Lavia transfer talks.
The Gunners saw their earlier bid of £80 million for Rice rejected by West Ham as the Hammers value the midfielder at over £100m. But Arsenal have now returned with an improved offer, according to The Athletic, as Mikel Arteta pushes to secure his number one summer target.
The Gunners’ second bid amounted to a ground total of £90m including add-ons, which West Ham have also turned down. Arsenal are getting closer to an acceptable fee, though, and Rice remains adamant about completing his move to the Emirates Stadium by the end of this month, which gives the club leverage over other bidders.
Rice may not be the only new midfielder set to join Arteta’s ranks, according to Fabrizio Romano, with the Gunners also making progress in their endeavours to sign Romeo Lavia from Southampton. However, they are yet to submit an official bid for the midfielder, with the Saints set to demand a club record fee of around £50 million ($64m).
