It was only a matter of time before it was officially announced, but now it’s settled – Declan Rice is the new Arsenal player and the highest paid footballer on the Island of all time!Who would have thought that a dizzying 120,000,000 euros would be cashed out for a defensive midfielder, but that happened too – Rice lifted the Arsenal shirt and put a serious burden on his back that is not easy to carry.West Ham first said goodbye to the England national team player with an emotional video, and not long after he confirmed that he had left the club and officially became the highest paid footballer in the history of island football.A new chapter begins. pic.twitter.com/ha5Btd8I2h— Arsenal (@Arsenal) July 15, 2023 Rice ended his long stay at West Ham by winning the Conference League. He spent most of his development at the Hammers school, where he arrived after a short stay at Chelsea. He became a first-team player in 2017, but in the last two years he has risen to the level of one of the best players in his position in European football.That’s why Arsenal estimated it to be worth a record amount of money. Mikel Arteta insisted and finally managed to box out the transfer, which is also the new “ceiling” for the club from North London. Arsenal have now spent 230,000,000 euros on three reinforcements! The Gunners’ machinery is working really well, as Jurrien Timber from Ajax arrived earlier for 40,000,000 euros, and Kai Havertz from Chelsea for 70,000,000 euros. Arsenal took two important players from the local competition for almost 200,000,000 euros.##NAJAVA_MECA_7373576##Declan Rice was chosen as the Player of the Year by West Ham fans three years in a row, first in 2020, then in 2022 and 2023, while he finished second in 2018 and 2019. He also has four years of national team experience behind him, and last summer David Moyes gave him captain’s armband, after the retirement of Mark Noble.Arsenal are definitely bringing it up to a new level, and after the vice-champion title last season, with this year’s reinforcements, they obviously intend to seriously upset Manchester City, as well as Liverpool, United, Chelsea and Tottenham…Declan Rice is officially an Arsenal player 🔴 pic.twitter.com/duXBMYklFw— Sky Sports News (@SkySportsNews) July 15, 2023
