Former Arsenal midfielder Emmanuel Frimpong believes that the Gunners can challenge for the title within the next five years by purchasing West Ham United star Declan Rice.
David Moyes insisted that the Hammers midfielder isn't for sale last month as he said: "The first thing to say is that he is not for sale. If you are interested, well, it will be north of that because £100million was cheap last summer. £150million just now would be minimum but he is not for sale. What I do know is that it means there are only certain clubs that could even consider it."
But the 23-year-old - who is set to permanently takeover the captain duties in East London when Mark Noble retires at the end of the season - is attracting a lot of interest from some of England's top clubs. According to Frimpong, by making a statement signing like Rice, as well as adding some useful squad players, Arsenal will be able to compete with the likes of Manchester City and Liverpool.
