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Arsenal did West Ham huge £50m favour in the summer as a dodged bullet becomes clear over Folarin Balogun. When Arsenal paid a then record £105m for Declan Rice in the summer it enabled West Ham to vastly improve their team. The Hammers lost a much loved homegrown captain. But the cash from the Gunners meant they were able to sign the brilliant Edson Alvarez, star boy Mohammed Kudus and set-piece specialist James Ward-Prowse. It was not the only way Arsenal helped West Ham financially in the summer, though. Because Arsenal did West Ham a huge £50m favour as a dodged bullet becomes clear over F…

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