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Tashan Deniran-Alleyne

Declan Rice can follow Jack Grealish example at Arsenal after smashing two transfer records

Declan Rice is on the verge of becoming the next Jack Grealish. In fact, he will eclipse the Manchester City winger once his Arsenal transfer is announced.

In the summer of 2021, Grealish left his boyhood club Aston Villa to join a side playing in the Champions League in addition to competing for the biggest trophies and all it took was a £100 million fee which in turn made him British football's most expensive player ever.

Fast forward two years and Rice is following a near identical path to his England international teammate. After rising through the ranks at West Ham United - a club he joined aged 14 - it's almost certain that he too will be making a move to a club playing at Europe's top table next season.

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