Arsenal have confirmed the signing of England midfielder Declan Rice from West Ham for £100m plus £5m in add-ons.
Rice has moved on after captaining West Ham to the Europa Conference League title final season.
“I’ve been taking a look at Arsenal during the last couple of seasons and the trajectory they have been on,” he stated.
“Not final season however the season earlier than, they [only] completed fifth, however you possibly can see the model of play Mikel was implementing.
“Last season was an impressive season, blowing just about each staff out of the water apart from Manchester City.”
Rice is Arsenal’s third main signing this summer season as they appear to go one higher than their second-placed end within the Premier League final season.
His arrival follows the recruitment of Germany midfielder Kai Havertz from Chelsea in a £65m deal and Netherlands defender Jurrien Timber from Ajax for a payment which might rise to £38.5m.
The preliminary payment for Rice equals the £100m Manchester City paid Aston Villa for Jack Grealish in 2021.
The Premier League’s file switch is the £105.6m Chelsea paid Benfica for Enzo Fernandez in January 2023.
Earlier this summer season, Jude Bellingham moved from Borussia Dortmund to Real Madrid for an preliminary £88.5m in a deal which might rise to £115m with add-ons.
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