Arsenal icon Jack Wilshere has claimed Declan Rice could become captain at the Emirates Stadium if he completes a summer transfer from West Ham. football.london reported in January that the Gunners are prioritising a move for Rice this summer with Mikel Arteta hoping to sign two new central midfielders ahead of next season.
Arsenal are set to make their first official bid for the 24-year-old after West Ham lifted the Europa Conference League trophy following their 2-1 win against Fiorentina in Prague. Hammers' chairman David Sullivan has confirmed that Rice "has to" have played his last game for the club ahead of the summer transfer window.
Speaking on talkSPORT, he said: "I think it has to be [Rice's final game for West Ham]. We promised him he could go. He set his heart on going.
