West Ham reject Arsenal’s new £105m offer for Declan Rice with Man City expected to bid again today

The game of cat and mouse between West Ham, Arsenal and Man City regarding Declan Rice has taken yet another turn. Overnight, the Gunners had submitted a club and British record bid for the Hammers midfielder of £100m plus £5m in add-ons according to The Athletic (subscription required). After two much lower offers, surely the Gunners would’ve felt that their third attempt would’ve hit all of the right notes as far as David Sullivan and the West Ham board were concerned. However, according to tweets from The Guardian’s Jacob Steinberg, the Hammers, whilst not rejecting the bid out of hand, have not accepted the bid because of the payment structure that Arsenal are trying to impose. Ahem. West Ham have not accepted Arsenal’s latest bid of £105m for Declan Rice. They are not happy with the payment structure proposed by Arsenal. Talks ongoing - offer itself not rejected out of hand - and West Ham expecting City to bid tomorrow