English football sources confirmed that Man City club left the race not to compete for West Ham midfielder Declan Rice, after Arsenal raised their offer to £105 million.

“Man City are not willing to spend up to 105 million pounds that Arsenal have offered to Declan Rice. Man City therefore officially leaves the race, leaving Arsenal and West Ham to continue negotiations. suggest West Ham accept an offer from Arsenal to expedite the transfer,” Mail Sport said.

Midfielder Declan Rice is currently the number 1 recruitment target of coach Mikel Arteta to increase the strength of Arsenal’s midfield. The “Gunners” also bought midfielder Kai Havertz from Chelsea for £ 65 million, awaiting the date of completion of the procedure and debut.

“If we complete the purchase of midfielder Declan Rice, Arsenal will also break the transfer record between two clubs in England, surpassing the £ 100 million deal of Man City that signed Jack Grealish from Aston Villa in summer 2021”, Mail Sport added.

Earlier, West Ham club has not yet confirmed whether it will accept Arsenal’s offer of £105 million to buy Declan Rice. The reason is that the management of “The Hammers” has not yet agreed to the payment terms and agreement structure. Besides, they also need to wait for a move from Man City.

However, Man City club suddenly withdrew, making West Ham more likely to accept an offer from Arsenal.

According to Mail Sport: “West Ham want a fixed transfer fee (£100m, the remaining £5m is a performance surcharge), guaranteed to be paid in full by early 2025, at best. is divided into two installments. While, Arsenal want to pay this fee over a period of 5 years. Currently the parties continue to negotiate mainly on the structure of the above agreement.”