“He’s a massive factor,” Declan Rice reveals real force that pulled him towards Arsenal
Declan Rice reveals who actually convinced him to join the Gunners over any other Premier League club.
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Declan Rice finally completed his move to Arsenal on Saturday. The Englishman cost Arsenal a British record fee of £ 105 million in a move that took a long time to finalize. Now speaking at his new club, Rice revealed that none other than the Gunners’ coach, Mikel Arteta, convinced him to join Arsenal.
The Spaniard almost clinched the league title for the Gunners last year. His tactics and his long-term philosophy at the club has proven attractive to many players, Rice is no exception. Regarding Mikel Arteta, Rice commented the following.
“I’m so excited – he [Arteta] speaks for himself. You see how he works – you got a real insight into how he works on the Amazon documentary, how he works with his players and not only as a coach, but psychologically how good he is with players, how he improves players. He’s a massive factor in the reason why I’ve come here.”
Rice also expressed his excitement to play for the Gunners and trusts Arteta to develop him further. He said “I know he’s going to get the best out of me. I know I’ve got more levels to go up in my game, and I feel like he’s the manager to take me to those next levels. I’m really excited to be working with him.”
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Arsenal boss Mikel Arteta heaps of praise on Declan Rice after the transfer is confirmed
Arsenal have finally sealed the signing of Declan Rice. A move that almost took 6 months in the making. Rice now has been lauded by Manager Mikel Arteta and Sporting Director Edu- both of them who played a tremendous role in ensuring the signing.
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.”
Sporting Director Edu added, “Declan is a player with fantastic ability and a proven record at both club and international levels. The process of this transfer has been a big team effort with a clear plan, and we are so happy that Declan is joining us.“
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