Arsenal’s £80m target will easily fit into Arteta’s XI

Declan Rice is expected to leave West Ham this summer.

The England international will force a move away from the London Stadium at the end of this season.

He has rejected a number of contract renewal offers from the Hammers in order to facilitate a move away this summer.

He expressed his desire to play in a Champions League winning squad and Chelsea are currently frontrunners for his signature.

However, Arsenal are all set to qualify for next season’s Champions League and would fit very well in Arteta’s XI.

Mikel Arteta will prioritise some midfielder acquisitions in the summer and Rice is now the Spaniard’s top target.

Rice is an ideal player in Mikel Arteta’s system who would easily break into the first team.

Ex-Arsenal midfielder Mikael Silvestre claims Rice would perfectly adapt to Arteta’s tactics.

He said: “I think Declan Rice would fit very well into Arsenal’s way of playing.

“I don’t think he would find it difficult and he would adapt quite quickly.

“He is a proper engine and he is very good on the ball as well. I don’t think there would be a particular issue with him adapting if he is arriving.

“I think he would perform very well just as he does for West Ham and England.”

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