French giants Paris Saint-Germain have submitted an offer to Arsenal for England international Declan Rice, according to reports.
The Gunners invested £105m in Rice in the summer of 2023 as Arsenal paid a club-record fee for a player with West Ham eventually agreeing to a deal.
Rice was influential as Arsenal mounting the closest title challenge under Mikel Arteta in the 2023/24 campaign before falling just two points short of eventual champions Manchester City.
Arsenal look set to be runners-up three seasons in a row as they have fallen eight points behind Premier League leaders Liverpool, who could go a further three points ahead if they win their match against Man City on Sunday.
The Gunners have not been helped by an injury crisis in recent weeks with a number of players missing, especially in forward areas.
And Arsenal would be reluctant to lose any of their best players in the summer but PSG – who have massive financial backing – are trying to convince them to sell Rice ahead of the next transfer window.
Spanish publication Fichajes have claimed that PSG have made an ‘offer’ of ‘€135m (£112m) plus bonuses’ for Rice but Arsenal’s ‘position is clear: they do not intend to let him go for an amount less than €160m (£133m – a record sale for the Gunners), a figure they consider fair for a player of Rice’s quality and potential