Arsenal agrees to sign Declan Rice for £105m.
Arsenal have agreed a fee of £105 million for West Ham captain Declan Rice.
The move is structured as a £100 million initial fee plus £5 million in performance-related add-ons.
The payment structure is still being debated between the two teams, but Rice is now free to talk personal matters and consider having his medical.
Arsenal have previously had two club-record proposals rejected by the Irons: a £90 million bid that included a £75 million fee and £15 million in add-ons, and an initial offer said to be worth £80 million with add-ons.
The bid breaks Arsenal’s transfer record of £72 million paid to Lille for Nicolas Pepe in 2019.
Rice could depart despite having a year left on his contract, with the option to extend it for another year, according to Hammers chairman David Sullivan.
Rice joined West Ham’s academy as a teenager after leaving Chelsea, and he has been a constant since his breakout season in 2017-18. After Mark Noble retired last year, he took over as captain.
Last season, the 24-year-old played 50 games across all competitions for West Ham, finishing 14th in the Premier League before winning the Europa Conference League in Prague.
Rice has appeared in almost 200 games for West Ham and has gained 41 matches for England since his debut in 2019.
