‘Had a phone call’: Sky journalist shares what he’s now hearing about Bayern Munich, Rice and Arsenal

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Sky Germany’s Uli Kohler has given an update on Declan Rice’s future amid links to both Bayern Munich and Arsenal.

Speaking on Sky Sports News (30/5/23 1:00PM), the German journalist detailed the latest on the midfielder’s future.

The West Ham star is a wanted man heading into this summer, and according to Kohler, Bayern Munich are now very keen on the player, and what’s more, they genuinely believe they can afford a deal to bring him to Bavaria this summer.

Bayern think they can afford Rice

Kohler shared what he knows about this rumour.

“I know that Thomas Tuchel had a phone call with him. I don’t know what they spoke about, maybe about money, maybe about what he can expect here. Bayern is keen on him, they need a strong defensive midfielder like Declan Rice, but everyone knows there are other clubs interested, Arsenal maybe. They could afford it, they’re thinking about keeping it below £100m, but that is no special price for Bayern Munich. They know they need to look at their accounts closely, but I think they can afford it,” Kohler said.

Problem for Arsenal

This poses a significant problem for Arsenal.

If Bayern Munich are indeed in for Rice and believe they can pay the money to get him, this race has just got a whole lot more complex.

All due to respect to Arsenal, Bayern are a club on another level to the Gunners. They’ve won the Bundesliga every year for a decade, they’re perennial Champions League contenders, and they’re one of the biggest clubs in the world.

If you have a choice between Bayern and Arsenal, it’s very tempting to pick the move to Munich ahead of the move to north London.