Arsenal and West Ham finally reach FULL agreement over Declan Rice’s £105m move, with the England star to have his medical this week ahead of being unveiled
- Rice is set to undergo a medical before completing his transfer to Arsenal
- The Gunners have agreed to pay the fee in three instalments to West Ham
- Personal terms of a minimum of £250,000-per-week have already been agreed
West Ham captain Declan Rice will undergo a medical ahead of completing his £105million move to Arsenal after the two clubs reached full agreement over his protracted move.
The two London teams had been haggling over the payment structure linked to the £100m guaranteed portion of the fee.
But the clubs have now settled on the fee being paid in three instalments over 24 months, with Rice now due to undergo a medical ahead of signing his contract.
Personal terms of a minimum £250,000 per week have already been agreed.
Mail Sport were first to reveal last Wednesday that the two clubs had agreed the £105million fee in principle.
Declan Rice is set to undergo a medical before completing his £105m move to Arsenal
Rice is set to join Mikel Arteta’s team after Arsenal reached full agreement with West Ham
The finer details of the deal have taken longer than expected to be confirmed but, as we reported, the transfer was ‘95 percent’ completed on Monday with the remaining formalities now tied up.
The Gunners are also set to complete a £40million switch for Jurrien Timber from Ajax.
Arsenal are planning for the Dutchman’s medical to take place by the end of the week.
Arsenal will allow Granit Xhaka to leave for Bayer Leverkusen for £21.5m once Rice is on board.
Rice is not the first player through the door at the Emirates this summer, with Arteta also adding Germany star Kai Havertz to his midfield.
The Gunners forked out £65m to prise Havertz away from London rivals Chelsea, and he is expected to form a new midfield triumvirate along with Rice and captain Martin Odegaard.
Odegaard, the only of the three who was at the club last campaign, will reprise the right-sided role he excelled in during the 2022-23 season.
The Gunners will allow Granit Xhaka to join Bayer Leverkusen once Rice has officially signed
Rice, meanwhile, will mainly play as the deepest and most central of the three, with both Odegaard and Havertz on either side of him.
The England midfielder had spent his entirety career with West Ham, emerging from their youth setup to make 245 appearances for the senior team.
He has also been capped 43 times by his country, playing an integral role in their run to the Euro 2020 final.
