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Declan Rice excited by chance to help Arsenal 'get back to the big time'

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Declan Rice is aiming for Premier League and Champions League glory at Arsenal, insisting he will take his €123 million price tag in his stride.

The England midfielder joined from London rivals West Ham earlier this month after the two clubs negotiated how the record payment for a British player in the Premier League would be broken down.

Now Rice is in the United States, having joined his new team-mates to prepare for the upcoming campaign, with the Gunners aiming to go one better than their second-placed finish last season.

Declan Rice x The Arsenal pic.twitter.com/g3LvZQgurO — Arsenal (@Arsenal) July 15, 2023 Mikel Arteta’s side will also return to the top table of European football for the first time since 2017 and Rice is hungry for success, having lifted the Europa Conference League trophy in his final game as West Ham skipper. “I think it’s time now.

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