Declan Rice makes history in English football
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 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 £105 million, 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 most recent 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. Before that, he insisted on movingArsenalto 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 his 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. Ultimately, however, it was my ambition to play at the highest level of football.".
Declan Rice is Arsenal's third summer signing, after striker Kai Havertz (£65 million) and defender Jurrien Timber (£38.6 million; plus add-ons)./.
