Declan Rice is superstitious so may take an unusual squad number when he completes his much anticipated transfer from West Ham to Arsenal.
Arsenal are on the brink of completing a £105million transfer for Rice, who is their number one transfer target. Rice has always been clear that he would prefer a move to north London, over a move to Manchester City, who have since pulled out of the bidding.
The 24-year-old midfielder will become the focal point of Arsenal’s midfield when he does arrive at London Colney in the coming weeks. Granit Xhaka is expected to join Bayer Leverkusen and Thomas Partey is potentially off to Juventus, paving the way for Rice to steer the midfield.
