Arsenal fans told not to worry as Declan Rice move nears completion

Meanwhile, West Ham are becoming increasingly frustrated about the delay with the deal to sell Declan Rice to Arsenal. The £105m deal was agreed eight days ago, but it hasn't yet been signed. West Ham are still waiting to sign the contracts and the hold-up is being caused by delays with paperwork that's being drawn up by Arsenal's lawyers. As far as West Ham are aware, Rice has passed his Arsenal medical. Speaking on Backpage's Night, David Johnson says Arsenal fans don't need to worry. Yeah, full respect to everybody's reporting and whether or not that's the case, my understanding is that pretty much everything is done and dusted and for Arsenal fans there's nothing to be concerned about. They are committing a record fee, £100m plus £5m in add-ons. Of course, they still needed to agree the payment structure which got done and yeah, the announcement can take time of a deal of this magnitude. There's a lot to work through on various sides of the deal, but to my knowledge, it is on track and they'll get the final stages done and then everybody will get this announcement they've been waiting for in due course.