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West Ham will be sick of the sight of Arsenal after their London rivals stole away another top homegrown midfield talent. Last year Arsenal paid £105m to sign West Ham captain Declan Rice. The deal has proved vital to West Ham in terms of overhauling their squad in the time since. But Rice’s desire to move to Arsenal over Man City rankled with Hammers fans. Although there has never traditionally been a big rivalry between West Ham and the Gunners, now there certainly is. The Rice move – and the incessant goading of West Ham fans by their Arsenal counterparts – has made sure of that. Well now A…

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