What's the latest transfer news on Declan Rice? He continued: “It’s started now, officially, Arsenal have gone to West Ham, they’ve put the bid on the table, West Ham have said no… Let’s see what happens next. Arsenal will go back in with a second bid for West Ham star Declan Rice “very very soon”, reports Sky Sports’ Dharmesh Sheth. The Gunners have made a busy start to the transfer window, which opened officially on Wednesday. Indeed, Mikel Arteta’s side are strongly linked with a shock move for Chelsea’s Kai Havertz, and have also put a first bid in for Rice already.