Sky Sports News reported Rice has a "gentleman's agreement" that he can move in the summer - provided West Ham receive an offer worth £120m, be that in a transfer fee or a transfer fee plus players. Image: Declan Rice, Mason Mount, Ilkay Gundogan Internal discussions at the Emirates Stadium are continuing over the possibility of signing the England midfielder, who was of interest to the Gunners back in January. It's because Mount is a player who could drop into any team really because of the dynamic he offers." Arsenal have Rice and Mount on midfield shortlistĪrsenal are expected to bid for West Ham captain Rice at the end of the season, with Chelsea's Mount and Manchester City captain Ilkay Gundogan among their summer midfield shortlist. "It's not just Erik ten Hag at Manchester United who likes him, you also have Jurgen Klopp and Mikel Arteta who are admirers. He is also able to be versatile across those midfield positions. "He is somebody managers feel they can trust, not only to carry out their tactical plan but also to technically execute a number of mechanisms. Mount is an all-rounded player, and because he's 24 there's the feeling he is nowhere near his ceiling yet. "In an attacking sense, I'm told you get an eight out of 10 player in Mount, but in a defensive sense, he's always nine or 10 out of 10 when it comes to what a manager expects from that No 8 position. He wants to get stuck in and help his team-mates, he does a lot of cover work. There is his dynamism, his runs from deep, but it's more his work off the ball, how he initiates the press. "Mount offers so much as a midfielder in the No 8 position. Sky Sports News senior reporter Melissa Reddy: Sky Sports News senior reporter Melissa Reddy believes Chelsea's Mount is worth over £70m and many Premier League managers admire him
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