West Ham want transfer for forgotten Arsenal player and Gunners fans cheekily want to recoup Rice fee

WEST HAM are reportedly interested in signing Arsenal defender Nuno Tavares.

However, Arsenal fans are cheekily demanding that the club try and recoup as much of the fee about to be paid for Declan Rice.

The Gunners are set to sign the West Ham captain after agreeing a fee of £105million, a club record deal.

The two clubs still need to agree on the structure of the deal as well as Rice himself completing a medical.

This is expected to be sorted ahead of a potential announcement next week.

Since agreeing on a deal, however, have reported that West Ham are interested in signing Nuno Tavares.

The Portuguese ace cost Arsenal £7million in 2021 but has failed to cement himself in the starting line-up.

The defender spent last season on loan at Marseille and scored six goals in 39 appearances.

And Arsenal fans have taken to social media to demand that West Ham overpay for him in order to recoup some of the Rice money.

One fan Tweeted: "We're asking for £25m as the starting point, they're maaarrrrrdddddd."

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A second commented: "Now that they are loaded, they can surely afford 20m in one installment."

A third said: "8? Absolutely not. 20 take it or leave it. We can't be selling our player cheap."

A fourth wrote: "Nah bro we want £30m, with £25m paid in two separate installments and an additional £5m in add-ons. Let them play their own game."

A fifth joked: "They should let me negotiate for this deal 😤."

While another added: "No cut-price deal for West Ham pls."

Tavares has also been linked with moves to Galatasaray and Premier League rivals Brighton.

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