Arsenal close to transfer with West Ham captain Rice on personal terms
2023-06-05 13:34According to the British media "Football Transfers", the "Gunner" Arsenal has reached an agreement on personal terms with the 24-year-old captain and defensive midfielder Declan Rice of West Ham United, and is close to successfully joining in the transfer window this summer. .
Has performed well this season and is expected to become one of the top midfielders in Europe
Rice is a product of West Ham United's youth training camp. He was promoted to the first team in 2017 and also won two West Ham United Player of the Year honors in his six seasons. Since the 36-year-old midfielder Mark Noble announced his retirement in May 2022, Rice has officially replaced Noble as the captain of West Ham United.
Rice 's performance this season has also received a lot of appreciation and attention. He played 37 Premier League games and contributed 4 goals and 2 assists. In one of the games against Manchester United, a strong team this season, Rice was able to completely suppress the opponent's 31-year-old offensive midfielder Casemiro. The captain's defensive performance and progress this season are impressive.
At the same time, Owen Hargreaves, the old player of Manchester United and Manchester City, Joe Cole and Carlton Cole, who played for West Ham United, these three Premier League stars have praised Lai this season. Adams has fully possessed the ability of a captain, and has inherited Noble's mantle at the beginning of this season. Whether in domestic leagues or European competitions, he has demonstrated his responsibilities as a captain and an important leader in the team .
In addition, they also believe that the West Ham United captain has the ability to become a starting midfielder for any European club, and is expected to become one of the best defensive players in Europe.
Many European clubs covet
It is worth mentioning that as Rice's contract will expire after the end of this season, many European clubs, including Premier League Chelsea, Premier League Manchester United, Premier League Liverpool, Bundesliga Bayern Munich and Premier League Arsenal, have signed with him in recent weeks. build connection.
However, it is understood that Rice still lists Arsenal as his preferred transfer landing point, because the new star is eager to join a team capable of qualifying for Europe's top league - the Champions League, and Arsenal is the ideal choice.
Arsenal has maintained an outstanding performance this season to lead all teams in the Premier League, but at the end of the season, they were overtaken by the strong enemy Manchester City and missed the Premier League title. Despite this, there is no doubt about Arsenal's outstanding record and performance this season, and they also qualified for the Champions League next season as the second place in the Premier League.
The introduction of Rice improves the depth of Arsenal's defense and strengthens the rotation
However, due to Arsenal's lack of selectivity this season, they cannot rotate the lineup. Therefore, Arsenal still need to introduce excellent players to enhance the strength of the lineup before the start of next season, so as to improve all aspects of the problem and compete for the Premier League championship with a greater competitive advantage.
The 29-year-old midfielder Thomas Partey is Arsenal's only defensive midfielder this season, and the arrival of Rice will provide Arsenal coach Mikel Arteta with more options and can also improve Arsenal. A lineup that adds defensive coverage, drive, agility and physicality to the midfield lineup.
Plus Rice has proven himself to be a reliable defensive midfielder in the Premier League and he has also excelled at international level for England. Although his career is still in its infancy, he is likely to advance by leaps and bounds with the coach's teaching and experience accumulation. He is expected to develop a top player in a short period of time and become another future star of Arsenal.
With the West Ham captain's contract coming to an end, he is likely to be sold to Arsenal for a reasonable price in the coming weeks.
Although Rice has agreed personal terms with Arsenal, Arsenal still need to fend off Liverpool and Manchester United. These two teams are also keen to add more depth to the midfield. The introduction of Rice is undoubtedly a high-quality acquisition. It remains to be seen, therefore, whether Arsenal can win the transfer battle to win Rice's signature and West Ham agree a fee.
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