Cesc Fabregas heaps high praise on summer signing Declan Rice.
The 24-year-old midfielder completed a club-record £105million move to the Emirates from West Ham in this summer window.
The England international has started in 11 of Arsenal’s 12 matches so far this season.
Rice is well known for his defensive capabilities in the midfield and even playing a role as a centre-back for the Hammers in his first full season with the club.
But the midfielder is becoming more noted for the progressive side of his game and is one of Arsenal’s most active attacking players this season.
“Rice’s physicality allows him to cover so much of the pitch that sometimes, as a lone number six, you lose a big part of his capabilities, especially physically,” Fabregas told Premier League productions.
“He has grown with the ball. I think he is capable of giving final balls now. Even to go to the edge of the area like Rodri. We have seen him a couple of times, edge of the box, Champions League finals and scored the goals. Rice has that talent as well.”
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