Declan Rice makes English football history
After much tension, Declan Rice has officially left West Ham to join Arsenal for a record fee for an English player.
West Ham United have officially confirmed the departure of Declan Rice, marking an important milestone in the club's history.English football, with the biggest transfer ever.
After a lengthy negotiation process, with at least two failures, Arsenal finally got the services of the talented midfielder.
Declan Rice will join Arsenal for £105m, the highest in history for an English player.
In any case, the record fee paid by an English club is £106.8m, when Chelsea signed Enzo Fernandez from Benfica after the 2022 World Cup.
Ambition to play"at the highest level"belong toDeclan Riceis the reason he has a tough attitude towards West Ham Club.
"West Ham have confirmed that an agreement has been reached for Declan Rice to leave the club for a British record transfer fee", the London team officially announced.
West Ham homepage announced:"The 24-year-old England midfielder leaves The Hammers after a total of 245 appearances, the last of which ended in glory last month when he lifted the UEFA Europa Conference League trophy, ending our 43-year wait for such a great honour".
Declan Rice's contract with West Ham runs until 2024. Previously, he insisted on moving toArsenalto qualify for the Champions League.
Recently, Rice wrote a very long letter to say goodbye to the club he has been with for 10 years.
"I settled in immediately and realised what a special club I was joining", Declan Rice recalls memories of arriving at West Ham at the age of 14.
He continued:"It's unbelievable to think it's been over six years since I made my first-team debut, coming on as a late substitute in the final game of the season, away at Burnley. I travelled home on the train with my parents that day, so excited to be playing in the Premier League for the first time, but I could never have imagined how things would unfold from there.".
In the letter, the former West Ham captain shared:"I want you to know how difficult it was to leave the environment I love. However, at the end of the day, it is only my ambition to play at the highest level of football games".
Declan Rice is Arsenal's third summer signing, following striker Kai Havertz (£65m) and defender Jurrien Timber (£38.6m; plus add-ons)./.
