West Ham will hold talks with Declan Rice about his future until after June 7. Rice, who captains the Hammers is expected to leave the London Stadium this summer. In the midst of the news linked heavily with Arsenal. The team hopes for the Premier League title.
Mikel Arteta’s Gunners are as keen to arrange new signings early in the transfer window as they did last season against Manchester United. Oleksandr Zinchenko and Gabriel Jesus from Manchester City before August UFABET
Arsenal have identified Declan Rice as their number one target this summer. And is the favorite to win his signature.
West Ham will postpone a meeting with Rice about his future by about a month.
According to Metro, David Moyes’ side will focus on their preparations for the Europa Conference League final in Prague, Czech Republic on June 7 Before talking to Rice.
The Hammers will face Alkmaar in the second leg of the semi-final on Thursday. They have a 2-1 lead from the results of the first game in London last week.
Rice could feature in England’s Euro 2024 qualifiers against Malta and North Macedonia on June 16 and 19.
Both the club and Rice are eager to focus on winning a historic title at the end of the season.
However, West Ham are increasingly aware that their stars may leave the club at the end of the season.
They value Rice at around £120m but will accept £100m if one or two players are included in the deal.