Arsenal makes record signing of British midfielder, Declan Rice from West Ham, just above £72m paid for Nicolas Pepe from Lille in 2019.
The signing of Declan Rice is just short of the British record transfer fee with Chelsea paying £106.8m for midfielder Enzo Fernandez from Benfica in January while Rice moved for £105m.
Rice signed a five-year deal at Arsenal which runs until 2028, with the option of a further year and will wear the No 41 shirt.
His move to the Emirates Stadium brings a decade-long spell at West Ham to an end, rising from a youth-team player to club captain.
He made 245 appearances for the Hammers after making his first-team debut in 2017 and his final game for the club saw him lift West Ham’s first trophy in 43 years after they won the Europa Conference League final.
The £105m Rice deal is broken down into an initial payment of £100m, which will be paid over 24 months, with £5m in add-ons, which are £1m every time Arsenal qualify for the Champions League and Rice starts 60 per cent of games.
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