Arsenal complete club-record £105 million Declan Rice signing from Premier League rivals West Ham

Declan Rice has sealed a £105 million move to Arsenal making him the club's most expensive signing. The now former West Ham midfielder has been the subject of one of the summer's most discussed transfers, and the saga is at an end after he agreed to join Mikel Arteta's Gunners. Ad Rice, 24, has signed a long-term contract as he continues his footballing career in London.

TransfersArsenal agree £105m fee to sign West Ham captain Rice — reports28/06/2023 AT 19:36 Manager Arteta said: “We’re really happy that Declan is joining us. He is a player with tremendous ability, who has been performing at a high level in the Premier League and for England for a number of seasons now. «Declan is bringing undoubted quality to the club and he is an exceptional talent who has the potential to be very successful here.

“Declan has great experience in the Premier League at only 24 years old. He has captained a very good West Ham team and as we all saw, he recently lifted a European trophy. »The responsibility and role he has taken on has been very impressive and we are really excited that he is joining us.” The player himself added: «I’ve been looking at Arsenal over the last couple of seasons and the trajectory they’ve been going on.

Not last season but the season before, they finished fifth but you could see the style of play Mikel was implementing. »Last season was an outstanding season, blowing pretty much every team out of the water with the exception of Man City. «With Mikel and how he works, the squad, how young everyone is, the energy around the club and also the challenge of getting Arsenal back to where they belong, that means a lot to me.