In-demand Declan Rice open to Bayern Munich move following Tuchel talks

<p>Bayern Munich are set to ramp up their efforts to secure the signing of West Ham captain and midfielder Declan Rice with Arsenal also expressing interest in the England international.</p>, <p>Rice remains a top priority on Bayern’s shortlist as they are actively searching for a new No. 6 midfielder. Despite recent changes to their recruitment team, which now includes Uli Hoeness, Karl-Heinz Rummenigge, Jan-Christian Dreesen, Thomas Tuchel, CFO Dr. Michael Diederich, following the departures of Hasan Salihamidžić and Oliver Kahn, the pursuit of Rice continues.</p>, <p>ALSO READ: See why Javier Tebas has refused to implement goal-line technology in LaLiga</p>, <p>ALSO READ: Messi set to earn €1.2 billion in potential blockbuster Al-Hilal move</p>, <p>According to Florian Plettenberg, there was a recent phone call between Tuchel and Rice, during which the player expressed openness to joining Bayern Munich.</p>, <p>The Bavarians who secured their 11th consecutive Bundesliga title over the weekend, are reportedly willing to pay nearly €100 million for Rice’s services. However, they face competition from Arsenal, who finished as runners-up to Manchester City and are said to be more advanced in their pursuit of the midfielder.</p>, <p>While Bayern considered other options in their search for a midfield partner for Joshua Kimmich, including Mateo Kovacic (Chelsea), Marco Verratti (PSG), and Adrien Rabiot (Juventus), it appears that no concrete moves were made for those players.</p>