Ian Wright claims David Moyes was right about ’embarrassing’ Declan Rice fee
Ian Wright has lavishe praise on Declan Rice and believes his club record transfer fee looks a bargain in light of. Tuesday’s matchwinning heroics against Real Madrid.
The England international raised eyebrows when he chose Arsenal as เล่นบาคาร่า UFABET เว็บตรง ค่าคอมสูง the next step in his career progression upon his decision to leave boyhood club West Ham nearly two years ago.
Chelsea and Manchester City, who submitte a rival bid, were also in the running but. Mikel Arteta’s vision for Rice convince the midfielder to join the Gunners.
Rice has vindicate Arteta’s judgement with a series of outstanding displays and cappe a superb individual performance against. Real on Tuesday night with two stunning free-kicks that have put his side within touching distance of what would be only. Arsenal’s third appearance in a Champions League semi-final.
At the time Rice’s £100million fee looke steep, but David Moyes, his manager during his final season at West Ham, suggeste Arsenal signe him on the cheap, a claim Wright is now in full agreement with.
He told with ‘With David Moyes saying we haven’t got enough for him. Remember him saying he wante £150 million for him.
‘I know like now we can all jump back and say ‘yeah David Moyes was right’ but Declan from the time he’s at Arsenal he’s made that fee look embarrassing.’
Arteta, Rice and a host of his teammates were quick, meanwhile, to point out that the tie against Real is only at the halfway stage with next week’s second leg at the Bernabeu anything but a forgone conclusion.
Arsenal’s defensive record in Europe this season gives genuine hope for optimism, especially after Jakub Kiwior deputise so ably for the injured Gabriel but Wright is taking nothing for grante.
He said: ‘[On Arsenal beating Real Madrid] It was an amazing game. I think everybody playe well – [Jacob] Kiwior did very well and so did Thomas Partey.
‘Especially [Bukayo] Saka, being 50% fit – he was amazing. The manager has always gone on about the group and their mentality and they had to show it in that game.
‘There were times that I thought Real Madrid playe well and the crowd were going off it in that place.
‘Real Madrid have never come back from a 3-0 down in the first leg. They’ve never done that so hopefully we won’t be the first. However, they have players that can score goals quickly.’