- Declan Rice’s £105m move from West Ham to Arsenal still awaiting confirmation.
There is still no confirmation of Declan Rice’s £105m transfer from West Ham to Arsenal.
The transfer was agreed eight days ago and the Hammers, who were awaiting the paperwork needed to conclude the deal on Friday, are becoming increasingly frustrated by the delay.
One insider has told Sky Sports News: “I’ve never known anything like this saga”.
However, West Ham still expect the deal to be completed shortly, while Arsenal are hoping to seal their club-record signing before heading to the US for a pre-season tour on Sunday.
The hold-up is being caused by delays with the paperwork being drawn up by Arsenal’s lawyers.
As far as West Ham are aware, Rice has passed his Gunners medical and has been training regularly while on holiday in Portugal.
The deal is broken down into an initial payment of £100m with £5m in add-ons and will eclipse Arsenal’s previous record purchase, which is currently Nicolas Pepe from Lille for £72m in 2019.
Rice’s signing will be just short of the British transfer record, which was set by Chelsea when they paid Benfica £106.8m for Enzo Fernandez in January.
