TalkSport pundit Dean Saunders has claimed that Arsenal midfielder Declan Rice would get in every team in the world.
The England international joined the Gunners in the summer for a club-record £105m, with Rice somehow looking liking a bargain signing even at that price.
The midfielder has been nothing short of exceptional for Arsenal since arriving from West Ham, with Mikel Arteta working wonders on Rice, who has arguably been the best midfielder in the league this season.
Pundit says Arsenal’s ‘world-class’ Declan Rice would get in every team
And speaking on talkSPORT, pundit Saunders has now made the claim that Rice would get in every team in the world, with the England international hitting new heights this season at Arsenal.
Arteta has added more tools to Rice’s game, with the midfielder now becoming something of a goalscoring threat having already found the back of the net four times, as well as bagging five assists.
Indeed, few fans or pundits expected Rice to settle this quickly at Arsenal, yet the 25-year-old has managed just that, quickly becoming a cult hero in north London.
Saunders said: “The players he has brought in as decent players, but they ain’t getting into everyone else’s team. Declan Rice gets in everyone’s team. World class. I think you did well to hold on to him for as long as you did.”
Arsenal somehow signed a £105m bargain last summer
Football is now at a state where money doesn’t guarantee you succeed, with many Premier League record signings hardly living up to expectations.
Yet Rice is a clear outlier, with the midfielder somehow looking like a bargain at £105m and transforming Arsenal’s midfield into one of the best in Europe.
Whilst the Gunners do have more world-class players in their squad in Bukayo Saka and Martin Odegaard, Rice arguably stands out above the rest, with the England international simply brilliant under Arteta.
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