As per Italian football expert Gianluca di Marzio, Mikel Arteta wants to build his team around Declan Rice. For years since he joined Arteta, he has been trying to discover his dream team, and it appears that in his dream team, he has always had Declan Rice at the heart of his midfield.
“Arsenal needs a player like him, and I think it could be the right move because Arteta is a fantastic coach, and Rice can grow with Arteta,” di Marzio said on mybettingsites.
“He could have gone to Guardiola and Man City, Barcelona, or Real Madrid, but at Arsenal, he will be the reference point of the club. He can be the man in midfield.
“I don’t know if the deal will definitely be closed, but it will be a fantastic signing for Arsenal and him.”
David Moyes said about Declan Rice: “We honestly hope he stays,”
“We’d love for him to be a West Ham player but we are aware that might not be the case at the end of the season.
“So that’s one of the scenarios around planning. There are plans that we have Dec here but we’re also fully aware there is a good chance we won’t have him.”
Notably, the Mirror’s John Cross is claiming the 24-year-old is definitely keen on a move to the Emirates and would probably snub Bayern and Manchester United, claiming, “Rice has been very clear that he is focused on helping West Ham win the Europa Conference League, but if he is allowed to go then his preference is expected to be a move to Arsenal.”
Next season, Arsenal has to be better. They have to take the crown from Manchester City, finally. Declan Rice will be a massive upgrade to their midfield. For years, he could play alongside Martin Odegaard, and maybe Caicedo, or any other young midfielder signed, which will surely take the Gunners to another level….
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Ha! There’s no telling if talks have or have not begun, and the transfer window is yet to open anyway. Plenty of speculation though. Smoke/fire, rumours, denials, huge salary speculation, drags on till late in the window before he goes to United😅.
It’s not a done but the player has been a loyal campaigner at his present club I expect his preferred choice of destination will be respected, which is Arsenal in my opinion.
Yes it would be a massive upgrade in sorting out the defensive third and a bold statement of intent by Arsenal.
Were the final decision up to Rice alone , than I have little doubt he would come to us.
But it will be decided by those in charge of finance.
Which is why I predict, with sadness, as he is a top, top player, that he WONT come to us.
As much as I hate to admit it, I’m afraid you’re right. Despite what West Ham has said to him about a gentleman’s agreement, they will want a bidding war and will ultimately accept the highest bid which already talked the final decision away from Rice. I still feel £100m it too much
G & JF, My two favourite guys on the same page (topic). Morning to you both.
I think this is looking promising if the rumours are true that Hammers are interested in Tavares (and Balogan). If they really want those two, we will get Declan. For how much actual cash though, is anyone’s guess.
The longer this season went on the less impressed I was with Caicedo playing at what seemed to be RB. He may have dropped off a bit because the season is coming to a close.
EG, good to see you again on JA. I had thought you might have had enough. Good news for us all.
Is there any truth, I wonder, that West Ham are interested in TAVARES though?
Balogun, I could understand but Tavares? Can’t see them wanting him, personally.
I would love RICE here but though both sides want it to happen,I dont doubt, I just dont see us forking out the sum WH will be able to get for him from others Probably United . HOPE I am wrong.
Hi Jon, I’m not sure if I’ve had enough yet so I’ll play it by ear. Does the new icon representing me look like a dirty great big black spider to
you ? I promise I don’t resemble such a thing in real life. Only have two arms !
I’ve watched what Tavares has been up to (on the field) and although he’s done reasonably well at Marseille, I detect a slightly wild and woolly trait in his game. Not a massive amount of control, but very raw and sometimes effective. Was watching Diaby recently and he seems a better attacking option with more skill. Not sure why I’m comparing them because they are different.
EG I would really like to know how these various icons for all our names are chosen and more importantly , WHY!
PROBABLY, just a random selection with no meaning at all behind any of them.
I think your icon looks more like a tree though, dont you?
Mine looks like something weird, probably from outer space, which is about right, I reckon.
Jon, yes I think I’m a tree, but so ugly and nothing like me at all. You are also a tree for Xmas, but with eyes ! Bizarre. Steady now.
I read some of your badinage with Ken1066 and decided that you two are like an old married couple. Can’t live with each other, nor can you be parted.
Amazing, possible, coincidence!
As soon as I posted my poist written just now but not yet appearing(as is normal) the “deleted “post I spoke about ,immediately !!
” …..immediately reappeared, as if by magic!
EG, yes KEN AND i go at it like two tiger rcats The thing is I have enormous liking for Ken, (though I doubt he will reasise that) as a fine human being and one with whom, Arsenal matters apart , we would think alike on very many things I believe.
But despite both being Gooners. we cannot STOP squabbling!.
In all seriousness EG,, this goes to back up my decades long assertion , which is that the female sex, taken as a whole, though not individually, is by a distance the superior sex, since they do not fight wars and kill each other. Generally speaking
I speak not of any superior intelligence but of a calmer, more compassionate and far less aggressive mentality.
MALES excess of testosterone is the words enemy!
I really HOPE this post does NOT get deleted, as I am for once being perfectly serious.
And it includes most, in fact nearly all, myself included(though not ALL Gooners), the males on JA in my view.
There are some indeed. However, Gunsmoke, Indian Gunner London, Herr Drier, Siamoise, Alan Ball08, Davi are all good guys who are respectful, peaceful and knowledgable.
EGLooks more like tree than a spider to me.
I had posted a longer, whimsical post but it was deleted , to which I am now accustomed.
I see how certain other posters ARE allowed whimsical posts, not you of course,though I am not.
I don’t think TAVARES is at all reliable and needs to grow up as a person a great deal more, before he can be of real use to any Prem level team. Even West Ham.
Also, rude and abusive posts are kept without being deleted. Never mind. I’ve never been rude to anyone on this site. Tavares – now there is a problem. I saw something on YouTube yesterday. It was ES-R without any hair, and he was without hair because Tavares deleted his hair from the camera shot to make him look bald.
Apparently ES-R didn’t find it at all funny. Tavares gets on everyones nerves, but BangBang adores him !
Evgunner its always a pleasure to see you here was getting a little worried you may go missing as fans bring out the knifes.
Caicedo is an extremely all around balance player like Gundogan though not in the same mold but they are both game changers.
They are not many player in the league sport the versatility of these two, but as the noise gets louder am as happy as a lark
G – Yes like everyone else I’ve been very impressed with Caicedo this season, but he got mullered a couple of weeks ago at RB and seemed to be all at sea. It just goes to show what we probably already know, no matter how good you are, you can look pretty ordinary on any single given day.
Still hope he comes to us if the price is right.
You know Gundogan has always been a fabulous and intelligent player but like I said before, the horse has bolted. His personality and presence with our squad could be beneficial as long as Pep doesn’t send him as a spy ! Seriously though, I don’t think he’d want to come to us somehow. Is it true Barcelona want him ? If it isn’t, he may want to go back to Deutschland.
To be honest, though it’s a free this is the one I don’t see happening,
I can’t see how it would makes sense to him personally, if he was a fan of Arsenal as a kid then one could argue it’s his boyhood club.
But then again stranger things happens in football.
Yes I herd the rumor of Barcelona intrest.
Eg Totally with you on both CAICEDO, whom I believe WILL come to us this summer. And about Gundogan, who is a fabulous player but too old to come to us, realistically.
Even though I personally would LOVE it. But finance,his age and his wages will prevent it.
Also he would NOT be on a free, THIS summer, as I understand it.
What make you think larks are happy! There must be some larks who are Spuds fans and therefore suicidal!
Those larks presumably get up so early(early as a lark) to find worms to feed that fat Cockerel.
That’s a sad state of affairs down the lane
Sad? Surely that depends on WHO is being sad. Not ANY Gooners, I reckon!
Declan Rice is a top player.
However, he won’t come cheap. 70m pounds on Rice should rather be spent on a Top quality Striker. An A list Striker like Osihmen.
Man City won the league because of Haaland. He was the difference.
Our priority should be a 9 who is so good in the air. Who has the height and natural goal scoring ability.
90m pounds for Osimhen.
If we can’t get Osimhen, then Ivan Toney, Ihenacho or Awoniyi from Nottingham Forest should be Options.
We should sell Balogun and move G. Jesus to the right wing to rotate with Saka.
As for the midfield, we need height. I would go for Onana from Everton. The guy is aggressive and very strong.
High Energy and fitness is important if you want to win the league.
I love Declan Rice. But I’m worried about the amount Westham would put on him.
Skills – are you by any chance a Nigeria supporter ?
Awoniyi, Iheanacho, Osimhen.
Mind you, you are willing to let Balogun go.
I have a feeling we should keep Balogun and let him vie with a new top quality CF that we must purchase.
Arsenal won’t pay the fee suggested the only way can see it happening is if there are players going the other way so 70-80 mill plus 2-3 players!
That’s the most likely outcome.
The idea a player just goes wherever the selling club tells him to go is a bit of a fantasy. West Ham aren’t in a position to allow Rice to run down his contract and leave for nothing. So it depends on what Rice thinks of his options, after all its a big move for him at this stage of his career.
From an Arsenal standpoint there’s also the question of quality vs quantity. Rice will be expensive, would the money be better spent on more bodies ? After all the deciding factor in this years title race was squad depth. Nobody will have City’s depth where they could change all 11 players and still be just as strong. But if you are going to last the season, especially with mid week champions league games you need to be able to rotate.
The answer to the question is ‘No’. Do I win anything? Actually, scratch that – I obviously won’t. The terms ‘Arsenal’ and ‘win something’ don’t really go together, do they?
Err, Arsenal regularly ‘win something”, just check back through our trophy list and you’ll find an FA cup or two, and quite recently.
Oh for the days where a players signs for the club that he actually wants to sign for rather than the club that his agent wants him to sign for because it earns the agent more money. It seems to me that a player has no input at all about who he signs for but just accepts that the agent has made the best deal for him.
“He could have gone to Guardiola and Man City, Barcelona, or Real Madrid”
According to who? I’ve heard nothing linking him to those clubs.
As I’ve said before, I’m not convinced rice would have gotten in our first team for most of last season – he might be a very good player, and may be a good xhaka replacement, but i couldn’t imagine “building a team around him”. You would normally build a team around a player who scores or creates a lot of goals..
I believe Rice would choose City ahead of everyone if they wanted him for their first team. Second club choice -I believe he would choose us over going abroad or moving from London. Hopefully, Che is a bit tied up financially speaking, that may be why they are quoting 70m for Mount. Manu might try to outbid us, that is the worry should there be truth in us identifying himself as our top target. Hopefully, Rice will make it clear that he intends on being a Gunner