Declan Rice: Arsenal expected to bid £90m for West Ham and England midfielder

Arsenal are expected to make a formal bid worth £90m for West Ham United captain Declan Rice.

Rice, who replaced Mark Noble as the Hammers’ skipper before the start of this season, has spent his entire professional career with the east London side.

The Gunners made bids for Brighton’s Moises Caicedo in the January transfer window and ultimately ended up signing Jorginho from London rivals Chelsea.

But Mikel Arteta, who mostly relied on Thomas Partey, Granit Xhaka and Martin Odegaard as his midfielders last season, remains keen to strengthen in that area of the field.

More to follow….

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