West Ham United believe that Manchester United would be willing to pay a staggering £120million for Declan Rice.
Arsenal want Declan Rice but West Ham seem to think that Manchester United will fight them all the way for his signature.
That is according to the Daily Mail, who claim that Arsenal are willing to put together a deal worth around £90million.
Arsenal can’t pay that price in one go and why would they? Few deals in the modern game are done fully up front and especially deals with that kind of outlay.
However, the £90million package Arsenal want to put together isn’t enough in the eyes of David Moyes.
The West Ham boss allegedly feels that Rice is worth much more than that and wants the Hammers to hold out for more cash.
A bigger deal may be coming from Manchester United as it’s suggested that West Ham think they would go as high as £120million.
Erik ten Hag has guided United back into the Champions League and may now want to splash the cash on signing Rice.
West Ham still in a strong position over Declan Rice
Many expect Rice to leave West Ham this summer and they probably won’t be far wrong.
The 24-year-old needs to make the next step in his career after nearly 250 appearances for West Ham.
Hailed as ‘exceptional’ by Pep Guardiola, Rice needs to be playing in the Champions League moving forward.
West Ham don’t need to sell on the cheap though; Rice is under contract for another year and they have an option to extend the deal until 2025.
That gives West Ham a strong negotiating position and they can certainly demand a fee of over £100million.
Arsenal have been heavily linked with Rice for months now and many thought a summer deal would materialise.
The Sun reported earlier in May that Arsenal were convinced that Rice would be joining them this summer.
A deal worth around £300,000-a-week was mentioned with Arsenal ready to push the boat out to sign Rice.
United are now offering major competition though and Arsenal will fear missing out just as they did with Mykhailo Mudryk to Chelsea in January.
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