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A bbcsport news had reported that Man City had dropped out of the race to sign Declan Rice link I think this is a relief to the gunner thus this an ample opportunity for Arsenal to quickly reach an agreement with West Ham, however it was reported that Arsenal wanted an instalment payment for the midfielder which West Ham outrightly rejected I think that is the only issue that is needed to be sort out which was delaying their agreement, though West Ham chairman David Sullivan is in full support of the departure of Declan Rice to a new club hopefully I few days time both club will an agreement while Declan Rice will also agree person term with his new club.

If Manchester City do fall out in the hunt for Declan Rice's signature then that is good news for Arsenal. I also read the news and have been confirmed by Fabrizio Romano.
West Ham set a hefty price tag for Declan Rice where £100m plus £5m in add-ons seems too high for his value. Regarding this I am very curious whether Declan Rice can really perform satisfactorily for Arsenal or maybe it's just a bad transfer.
I quote it here: https://twitter.com/FabrizioRomano/status/1674119998824931328?s=20

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West Ham have just communicated to Arsenal that they’re accepting £100m plus £5m add-ons fee for Declan Rice.
The two clubs remain in talks over deal structure & payment terms — as West Ham want £100m to be paid within 18 months.
Final discussions and then… done deal.

This is certainly a very high price for this player. But Arsenal also seems to be very determined to get him. It does not matter if they are going to pay the hundred million in 18 months. It is still a lot of money. I wonder if Arsenal is making the right decision by getting him for so much money. Arsenal must feel like he’s going to be a very important asset for the team. That’s why they are spending so much money to get him.

But my question is, is the 105 million actually going to be worth it to spend for this player?

It is seen that teams that pay such high transfer fees are always criticized, which is very normal. Chelsea paid a very high transfer fee for Mudyrk, Manchester City for Grealish. It looks like Arsenal will be one of the teams to be criticized like this. If they are going to pay such a high transfer fee, they probably shouldn't be thinking about making more transfers this season.