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Arsenal rival West Ham for Remy signature

ESPN Soccernet staff
July 21, 2010
Loic Remy is valued at £13 million © Getty Images
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West Ham have upped their bid for Loic Remy, dubbed the new Thierry Henry, to £13 million and made their payment structure more attractive - but they now face competition from Arsenal.

Arsene Wenger is keen to bring the Nice striker to Emirates Stadium, just as he brought Henry to Highbury, and would be favourite to pull off a deal providing the Gunners match or better the bid from West Ham.

Liverpool and Spurs have been tracking Remy for a while, but the Nice star would prefer to team up with compatriot Wenger at Arsenal. The battle has intensified since the Hammers became the first club to enter the bidding process. Liverpool have fallen short of even the Hammers' opening bids, while the price is becoming too rich for Spurs, leaving Arsenal able to nip in and beat West Ham to a deal, if they wish to.

"On Tuesday we received a new proposal from West Ham, for a full payment in cash," Nice chief executive Partick Governatori told L'Equipe.

"If Liverpool want to sign Loic, we need clear rules and commitments from them. But West Ham are hot for the player and we want to complete the transfer before the end of the month."

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