Arsenal are expected to wrap up their club-record move for West Ham captain Declan Rice before they fly to the USA on Sunday.
Rice has been on holiday this week in Portugal, but he is now back in England and ready to sign the final paperwork for his £105million transfer.
The 24-year-old has already completed his medical after doing so at the back end of last week.
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Arsenal and Rice want the move wrapped up in the next 24 hours so he can fly with the squad to the USA on Sunday for the Gunners’ pre-season tour.
Defender Jurrien Timber is due to be on that flight. The Dutchman completed his medical last week and is expected to seal his move to Arsenal in the next 24 hours.
The 22-year-old will join the Gunners on a long-term contract as part of a deal that could eventually be worth £38.5m.
Arsenal will be delighted to have all three of their key summer signings done before their tour to the USA, with Kai Havertz joining for £65m last month.
The Gunners could still make more signings before the transfer window shuts, but the focus will now be on selling players.
Defender Rob Holding is attracting interest from Besiktas and the Turkish side have had a £2.1m bid knocked back.
Holding has one year left on his current contract at Arsenal, but it contains the option for a further 12 months.
Besiktas’ offer is believed to be below what the Gunners would consider selling the 27-year-old for and it remains to be seen if they return with a fresh bid.
