{"id":624580,"date":"2023-06-21T15:50:09","date_gmt":"2023-06-21T19:50:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/?p=624580"},"modified":"2023-06-21T15:50:09","modified_gmt":"2023-06-21T19:50:09","slug":"arsenal-second-bid-declan-rice","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2023\/06\/21\/arsenal-second-bid-declan-rice\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;Record Offer&#8217; Not Enough for Arsenal to Secure Major Target"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Arsenal have had their second bid for midfielder, Declan Rice, rejected. The Gunners offered the Hammers \u00a375 million plus \u00a315 million in add-ons for Rice, amounting to \u00a390 Million, a &#8220;club-record offer,&#8221; <a href=\"https:\/\/theathletic.com\/4624203\/2023\/06\/20\/declan-rice-arsenal-west-ham-transfer\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">per The Athletic<\/a>. West Ham are expected to hold out for \u00a3100 million.<\/p>\n<h2>Second Bid for Declan Rice Rejected<\/h2>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">\ud83d\udea8 West Ham turn down 2nd Arsenal bid for Declan Rice. Worth up to \u00a390m (\u00a375m + \u00a315m) as pursuit of 24yo <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/WHUFC?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">#WHUFC<\/a> captain continues<br \/>\u2795 <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/AFC?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">#AFC<\/a> talks with Chelsea for Kai Havertz ongoing &#8211; 24yo Germany int\u2019l preference is to join Gunners from <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/CFC?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">#CFC<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TheAthleticFC?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">@TheAthleticFC<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/awJcPUitmf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">https:\/\/t.co\/awJcPUitmf<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; David Ornstein (@David_Ornstein) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/David_Ornstein\/status\/1671146843940454401?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">June 20, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h3>Gunners Closing In<\/h3>\n<p>As of right now, Mikel Arteta&#8217;s side is in the running to secure Rice and it is clear the player wants a move to the Emirates. That being said, it would not be entirely surprising if the midfielder were to join the treble-winning Citizens if Arsenal fail to meet West Ham&#8217;s demands, <a href=\"https:\/\/uk.sports.yahoo.com\/news\/arsenal-suffer-rice-blow-west-113938810.html?guccounter=1&amp;guce_referrer=aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuZ29vZ2xlLmNvbS8&amp;guce_referrer_sig=AQAAABaAE8LuWw_6xTPLp-1eGqgxt02yzJVhvCC96NZrZbYoDC0fCwM2FtMvjMzJ_NCjzVX9lLG_dofGpda_Daje78QbhEKvTDifMWePU_M43gRk3LRWFoNBfr90EqbynM3pT0mIOZLGUxPtdlXOUgZnIFkue3BL-XHUA2YLSQrC19LB\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">via Football365<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Read More:\u00a0<\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2023\/06\/20\/romeo-lavia-arsenal-chelsea-manchester-united\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_self\">&#8216;Record Fee&#8217; &#8211; Arsenal Hunt Wonderkid &#8216;Any Top-Five Club Would Dream of Having&#8217;<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The London side are currently the main suitors for the Englan international having already lodged a bid for the player early in the window. With their second offer creeping closer to a solution, one would expect the deal to be done before long.<\/p>\n<h3>Romeo Lavia Alternative<\/h3>\n<p>Arsenal are keen to bolster their midfield before the start of the season. With players falling victim to injury late last season, their title hopes went swiftly out the door and into the grasp of Manchester City.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Read More:\u00a0<\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2023\/06\/19\/arsenal-bid-defender-jurrien-timber\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_self\">Opening Bid Made: Arsenal Target \u00a350 Million Rated \u2018Defensive Prodigy\u2019 \u2013 ETH Is His Biggest Fan in Football<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Thomas Partey and Granit Xhaka are rumoured to be leaving the club this summer, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbssports.com\/soccer\/news\/arsenal-transfers-west-ham-reject-gbp90-million-arsenal-bid-for-declan-rice-as-saudi-trio-circle-thomas-partey\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">as reported by CBS<\/a>. Romeo Lavia is an option to strengthen the midfield, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/football\/2023\/jun\/20\/west-ham-reject-arsenal-90m-declan-rice-bid\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">according to The Guardian<\/a>.\u00a0 Lavia would be a premium choice for Arteta, especially if the Rice deal falls through.<\/p>\n<p>Kai Haverts talks are <a href=\"https:\/\/www.independent.co.uk\/sport\/football\/arsenal-mikel-arteta-west-ham-kai-havertz-declan-rice-b2361575.html\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">advancing<\/a>. The German would add firepower up front but won&#8217;t fill the gaps left by Partey or Xhaka, that role would have to fall on either the Southampton midfielder or the West Ham man.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Featured Image<\/strong><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_624451\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-624451\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-624451 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2023\/06\/Declan-Rice-West-Ham-United-300x169.jpg\" alt=\"Declan Rice defends against Willian\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2023\/06\/Declan-Rice-West-Ham-United-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2023\/06\/Declan-Rice-West-Ham-United-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2023\/06\/Declan-Rice-West-Ham-United-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2023\/06\/Declan-Rice-West-Ham-United.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-624451\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Declan Rice, Willian, by cfcunofficial (Chelsea Debs) London https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/cfcunofficial\/41343051952 CC by SA-2 https:\/\/www.wikidata.org\/wiki\/Q19068220<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Arsenal have had their second bid for midfielder, Declan Rice, rejected. The Gunners offered the Hammers \u00a375 million plus \u00a315 million in add-ons for Rice, amounting to \u00a390 Million, a &#8220;club-record offer,&#8221; per The Athletic. West Ham are expected to hold out for \u00a3100 million. Second Bid for Declan Rice Rejected \ud83d\udea8 West Ham turn [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4640,"featured_media":624451,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_lmt_disableupdate":"","_lmt_disable":"","sfio_featured_image":false,"sfio_embed_code":"","_ef_editorial_meta_date_first-draft-date":"","_ef_editorial_meta_paragraph_assignment":"","_ef_editorial_meta_checkbox_needs-photo":"","_ef_editorial_meta_number_word-count":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[3,8,7188,28],"tags":[3190,3277],"class_list":["post-624580","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-premier-league","category-arsenal","category-rumours","category-transfers","tag-arsenal-transfer-news","tag-declan-rice"],"modified_by":"Alex Richards, LWOF Editor","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/624580","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4640"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=624580"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/624580\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/624451"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=624580"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=624580"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=624580"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}