Declan Rice, a midfielder for West Ham, has reportedly been the subject of inquiries from Manchester United.

What are the newest transfer rumours involving Declan Rice?
With a transfer to Premier League rivals Arsenal appearing to be Rice’s preferred option, Rice’s future has been a hot topic of discussion during the transfer window.

The 24-year-old, who James Collins, a former West Ham defender, has praised as “outstanding” and “incredible,” is rumoured to have agreed on personal terms to move to the Emirates Stadium at the beginning of the month, but reaching an agreement on a transfer fee has proven challenging.

The second offer, which was worth an initial £75 million fee plus an additional £15 million in add-ons, was rejected by the Gunners after their first two bids for the West Ham star were rejected.

The defending Premier League champions Manchester City appear to be competing for the central midfielder as well, but it appears that Old Trafford has made the first move to sign Rice.

On Thursday night, Rice’s future was updated by Sami Mokbel, the Chief Football Reporter for The Daily Mail, and the Red Devils were mentioned in the article.

He stated that Man United has recently inquired about Rice and is thinking about making an offer that includes a £40 million fee plus defender Harry Maguire and winger Anthony Elanga. According to the reporter, United are outsiders in the competition, with Arsenal holding the top spot for the services of the England international.

Do Declan Rice and Mason Mount get along well?
Following additional negotiations between the two clubs, the Red Devils now seem to be in the driver’s seat for the £60 million transfer of Chelsea midfielder Mason Mount.

It appears that United officials are now looking into bringing Mount’s best friend to Old Trafford after the England international reached a five-year deal in Manchester worth £200,000 per week.

Since they entered the Chelsea academy at the age of 12, Mount and Rice have been each other’s closest friends. However, they have only been able to play together at the senior level when they were representing England. As a result, you might anticipate the duo to regularly play in midfield alongside Erik ten Hag should United’s bold move to sign Rice succeed.

United still has a lot of work to do before that happens with Rice and West Ham, and you’d expect that the Hammers may want more than £40 million, even if a potential move included Maguire and Elanga after the latter club turned down an offer of £90 million from Arsenal.