Overview
- Negotiations have begun with Rice on a fresh contract, and there is currently no timeline for an agreement.
- The proposal includes a pay rise, with Rice earning about £240,000 a week after Bukayo Saka’s new minimum £300,000-a-week deal reshaped the wage order.
- Rice’s existing contract runs to 2028 with an option for a further 12 months.
- Reports citing the BBC indicate Arsenal are targeting a commitment that would keep the midfielder at the club beyond 2030.
- The talks form part of a retention drive that has seen new deals for Saka, William Saliba, Gabriel Magalhaes, Myles Lewis-Skelly and Ethan Nwaneri, with discussions also under way for Jurrien Timber as David Raya and Leandro Trossard received improved terms without extensions.