It’s a Tuesday afternoon in the U.S., and Declan Rice is excited to be here. “Very excited,” actually, he says.
“Here” does not necessarily mean the preseason American tour where he made his Arsenal debut in front of a sellout crowd at D.C. United’s Audi Field. The Gunners’ newly minted £105 million ($133.2 million) transfer from West Ham, now the most expensive British player of all time, is referring to his new London club.
“It’s been a big transition the last couple of days,” Rice says. “Obviously used to one way of playing and coaching for so long. So to now come to a new manager, new team, new ideas … I’ve learned so much already.”
