Arsenal are mentioned to have a verbal settlement to take Declan Rice to the Emirates this summer time in what may very well be a £100million switch.

West Ham are resigned to shedding their captain whereas the Gunners had been beforehand described as frontrunners for his signature.

Now, journalist Luke Edwards has said that there's a verbal settlement to take Rice to north London subsequent season as a possible Granit Xhaka substitute, although the 2 golf equipment will nonetheless need to iron out a payment.

He instructed the Football Daily podcast: "Arsenal are supposedly, and have been quite like Real Madrid with Bellingham, they’ve supposedly got this deal verbally agreed with somebody that he’ll come to Arsenal.

"But West Ham are being smart, they realise he received’t signal a brand new contract and so they’re attempting to maximise what they may get for him."