I think that westham has been making the right decision by rejecting the first offer from arsenal. This club shall spend more money to get a good player like rice. Westham is not even interesting to let him go without its bidders are willing to pay £100m for him.
Arsenal can add more money for the next bid. The problem is some big clubs are also interesting to sign him as well. Arsenal must try to agree with price tag that being given by westham.
Mikel Arteta's Arsenal have been seen as frontrunners for Rice and 90min revealed on Tuesday that the club had intimated a willingness to offer West Ham their asking price. But sources have confirmed that the first bid put forward was worth just £80m with £10m in add-ons, which has swiftly been rejected by West Ham.
Even manchester city and chelsea have been rumored interested to sign him. I hope that city will try to buy him from westham. He is a valuable player for the future.
He will able to become a replacement for gundogan once he leaves from manchester city. City will able to give what westham wanted easily.