ARSENAL are facing a race against time to complete the signing of £100million Declan Rice before they fly to the USA on Sunday.
A club record deal for the 24-year-old England star is going right down to the wire as frustrated West Ham wait for the Gunners board to sign off the final paperwork.
Arsenal boss Mikel Arteta is eager to get Rice on board when his squad takes off for their 11-day pre-season trip to Washington, New Jersey and Los Angeles.
But last season’s Premier League runners-up now have little more than 24 hours to get the deal over the line before they head to the airport.
And until all of West Ham’s conditions are met, Rice will be waiting by his phone for the green light to make the move.