Arsenal have £90m opening Declan Rice bid turned down, Manchester City considering offer - reports

Premier League runners-up Arsenal have reportedly had an opening bid for England international Declan Rice turned down by West Ham. The Gunners have long been linked to Rice as they look to bolster their midfield options, with Brighton’s Moises Caicedo reportedly another option. Ad However according to multiple outlets, the first bid has been turned down, with ESPN reporting that the total amount of the bid could have reached £90m.

Transfers'I love playing for this club' — Rice insists focus is West Ham amid transfer 'speculation'08/06/2023 AT 07:08 BBC Sport add that the amount of clauses and the way it was structured was not up to West Ham’s requirements with reports suggesting they would prefer more money up front. Rice, 24, looks set to leave the club after helping West Ham win the Europa Conference League with Hammers chairman David Sullivan admitting he would be allowed to move on. «I think it has to be [his final match],» Sullivan said after the Hammers' victory over Fiorentina.

«We promised him he could go. Osimhen, Rice, Kane, Martinez: What every Premier League club needs this transfer window Transfer news live — West Ham reject Arsenal's Rice offer, Real Madrid unveil Jude Bellingham Man Utd end Kane pursuit, see £40m Mount bid rejected — Paper Round »He set his heart on going and in due course he has to get on and we have to get a replacement. «It is not something we wanted to happen.

We offered him £200,000 a week 18 months ago and he turned it down. You can't keep a player who doesn't want to be there. »I think the offers will start to come [on Thursday].