Arsenal are set to smash their transfer record for Declan Rice. In a deal worth up to £105million ($133.4million), it will be narrowly shy of the league record as well.
Following Enzo Fernandez's move to Chelsea in January, the current league high of £106.8million ($135.7million), Rice will become the 15th £100million ($125million) plus player in the history of the game and follows a trend of expensive midfielders. Since 2021 Fernandez, Jude Bellingham, Aurelien Tchouameni and now Rice have all made major moves.
It demonstrates the demand of the market and also the talent being invested in, with all four players making the moves before their 25th birthday. At 24, Rice is the oldest of the lot by two years.
