Declan Rice

[waspish]

Explained: Why Arsenal are taking so long to confirm Declan Rice's £105m move from West Ham | Goal.com UK

Almost two weeks have passed since Arsenal agreed to buy Declan Rice from West Ham, but the club still have not confirmed his signing.

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It’s goal for one but this part here takes weeks?

WHY HASN'T RICE'S TRANSFER TO ARSENAL BEEN ANNOUNCED? The north London club are waiting on lawyers to approve the “FINAL WORDING OF THE DEAL” before they can complete his transfer from West Ham, Sky Sports reports

 

[horlock_was_super]

Just a daft thought - could the volatility of the interest rates at the moment have any bearing on all of this?

 

[Mazzarelli's Swiss Cheese]

It’s goal for one but this part here takes weeks?

WHY HASN'T RICE'S TRANSFER TO ARSENAL BEEN ANNOUNCED? The north London club are waiting on lawyers to approve the “FINAL WORDING OF THE DEAL” before they can complete his transfer from West Ham, Sky Sports reports

It'll be arsenal haggling over payment terms. Westham will want it all now and arsenal will be trying to spread it as far possible.

 

[waspish]

It'll be arsenal haggling over payment terms. Westham will want it all now and arsenal will be trying to spread it as far possible.

Arsenal AGREED to a two year payment and that’s why West Ham excepted Arsenal offer! So 105m over two years won’t matter if it’s 20m this season because they’ll get 85m next season..

 

[balotelli's back pocket]

Wait, is this not actually done? I know it hasn't been announced, but I thought he'd done his medical, been to the training ground etc.

 

[rowarta]

Just a daft thought - could the volatility of the interest rates at the moment have any bearing on all of this?

West Ham take City's lower fee money, stick it in the bank earning interests and I bet it's a better final financial deal to what Arsenal proposal is offering.

 

[VOOMER]

Arsenal AGREED to a two year payment and that’s why West Ham excepted Arsenal offer! So 105m over two years won’t matter if it’s 20m this season because they’ll get 85m next season..

And they will be looking to drop that down to £10 million this year and then will probably pay £30 million next with Rice being and Gooners play what could West Ham do then? Look at Barcelona, they owe money all over the place.

 

[Iassel]

Sorry but it's not similar at all.

One is saying "No we dont' think a player is worth that much, we're out".

The other is losing out on a player because you can't actually afford to pay the amount you've promised verbally.

And West Ham aren't going to look stupid for taking £95m over 2 years vs £105m over whatever mortgage length period Arsenal seem to be envisioning.

If Arsenal had verbally stated they’d pay the money over a set time and then walked it back, sure, but there is no indication that’s what has happened, simply they’ve agreed with West Ham to get to £105m and they’re now negotiating how that is paid.

By your standard City are being ‘tinpot’ by not it’s paying the €100m for Gvardiol, and instead negotiating to pay the €100m over a longer period. It’s a negotiation and both deals will get done long before it makes any impact on pre-season.

Or maybe to us for what we have offered?

I mean if Rice had any interest in coming to City, the deal wouldve been done by now….

The fact that City came out of the woodwork, offered far below what West Ham had said they wanted, leaked we were confident and then quickly backed off makes it pretty clear what happened there.

 

[hihosilva]

It’s goal for one but this part here takes weeks?

WHY HASN'T RICE'S TRANSFER TO ARSENAL BEEN ANNOUNCED? The north London club are waiting on lawyers to approve the “FINAL WORDING OF THE DEAL” before they can complete his transfer from West Ham, Sky Sports reports

They're trying to remove the word "Mugging" from the deal

 

[MarsLlama]

Would be so funny if this didn't go through.