Former West Ham midfielder Mark Noble insists whatever Arsenal or another suitor pays for Declan Rice, it will be worth every penny.
The midfielder is set to leave West Ham at the end of this season, with Arsenal named as one of his main suitors as the Gunners continue to bolster their squad.
Rice has rejected offers of a new deal from the Irons as he wants to play for a top club and challenge for titles next season.
Arsenal wanted to add Moises Caicedo to their squad in the last transfer window, but the Gunners have maintained an interest in Rice and should make their move when the term finishes.
Speaking about his former teammate, Noble said to Standard Sport:
“Wherever Declan ends up, or however much someone pays for him, whether it’s here or anywhere else, he’s worth every penny.
“He’s said openly he loves playing at West Ham, but he has got ambitions as a player to go and play in the Champions League and win trophies. I don’t think any West Han fan can actually have an agenda over that.
“Do you blame him for having really big ambitions? Of course you don’t. If he didn’t, he probably wouldn’t be as good as he is.”
Just Arsenal Opinion
We all know that the market for English talent is inflated and players who are not as good as Rice have moved for record fees in the past.
We must be prepared to break our transfer record for the former Chelsea trainee.
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We’re not going to sign this guy. I can bet that. The finances involved are just too much for us to pay. And why am I getting the feeling that he’s over hyped? Usually when players receive this kind of extensive media hype, there is always an air of over doing it. Pay £120m or more for him now and he may likely never justify the outlay. Zubimendi please
I would also be very happy with Onana and even Zubimendi as well if the cost of Rice is anywhere around the 120 million mark.
Rice is a great player, but definitely not greater than having both Onana and Zubimendi for roughly the same rumored price.
What’s the over hype with Declan Rice?
Am i missing something?
Here we go with the English player hype again.
Rice is overhyped, anything above 80m is a No for me, Frank de Jong wouldn’t cost that much neither would Kessie nor Onana and Zubemendi, my only issue with Zubemendi is his Stamina.
Whatever it is, Arsenal need 2 midfield signings in the summer. Not sure we will be able to achieve that if we get one for 100mil. We need a right-footed 8 and a another 6. But we can only get one, then a 6/8 hybrid will be just fine and my pick will be Frankie De Jong or Caicedo or Onana in that order.