Arsenal plan to rub West Ham’s noses in it by making a huge fanfare of the Declan Rice signing announcement if a journalist’s claim is true.

 Arsenal plan to rub West Ham’s noses in it by making a huge fanfare of the Declan Rice signing announcement if a journalist’s claim is true.

It is something of an understatement to say the Declan Rice transfer saga between Arsenal and West Ham has become tiresome.

The British record £105m plus transfer has dragged on far too long as a result of Arsenal’s apparent reluctance to meet West Ham’s terms on payments and add-ons.

West Ham want the money over a maximum of 18 months whereas Arsenal’s offer was set out over four years. And there is said to be minor details over the add-ons which need to be ironed out too.

It seems Arsenal will bend – or at least reach a satisfactory compromise with West Ham – according to an update from football reporter Dean Jones.

But Arsenal plan to rub West Ham’s noses in it by making a big fanfare of the Rice signing if the journalist’s claim is tru

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