Arsenal – Rice love-in shows no signs of cracking
A few eyebrows were raised at the price Arsenal paid for Rice.
Despite the plaudits he has received over the past few years, there were a few pundits who felt it was excessive.
There were questions whether a defensive midfielder’s contribution justified a £100m price tag.
But it appears as though Arsenal have no doubt that the former Chelsea youth star will anchor their side for a long time.
“Arsenal believe Rice is going to be an outstanding player, so possibly a crucial player for the club for many, many years,” Romano added.
“Rice is also very happy with the manager, Arteta, with his team-mates, with life at the club, with the project and with Edu the director of football.
“So the feeling is excellent between Declan Rice and Arsenal.”
The Gunners will turn their attention to Europe next week as they return to the Champions League.
The capital outfit host PSV Eindhoven in their Group B opener on Wednesday.
Rice garnered valuable Euroepan experience in the Europa Conference League last term. West Ham went all the way, beating Fiorentina 1-0 in the final.
And he also featured ten times in the Europa League during the East End outfit’s run to the semi-final in 2021-2022.
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They will also take on Sevilla and Lens in what looks to be one of the easier groups in this season’s competition.
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