Arsenal will eventually pay more than 100 million pounds (approximately 165 billion won) to recruit Declan Rice (24, West Ham).
Arsenal have made Rice their priority since the summer transfer window opened. The plan was to recruit the best midfielders in the English Premier League (EPL) and compete for the title again next season. Early on, he reached an agreement with Rice on personal terms.
The problem is the transfer fee negotiation between the clubs. West Ham rejected both official offers from Arsenal. Arsenal bet 80 million pounds (about 130 billion won) in the first round and 90 million pounds (about 150 billion won) in the second round. But West Ham stuck with £100m.
There are also new variables. While negotiations between Arsenal and West Ham were leading to website a long game, Manchester City jumped into the scouting battle. Man City picked Rice as a card to fill the void left by Ilkay Gundogan, who is 스포츠중계 leaving for Barcelona, and made an official bid of £90m. Of course, West Ham also rejected Manchester City's first offer.
In the end, Arsenal, who was in a hurry, raised the amount. England's 'The Athletic' said on the 28th (Korean time), “Arsenal sent a third proposal to West Ham. The basic transfer fee of £100 million was added with an option of £5 million (approximately KRW 8.3 billion), bringing the total amount to £105 million (approximately KRW 170 billion).”
The amount offered by Arsenal is the highest in the history of the club. It is an amount comparable to the Premier League's highest transfer fee of 121 million euros (approximately 170 billion won) recorded by Enzo Fernandez (Chelsea) in the transfer market last winter.