Mikel Arteta expressed regret for not signing Declan Rice earlier, praising the England international’s impressive performance against Arsenal last season. Despite Arsenal spending £105m to acquire Rice from West Ham in the summer, Arteta acknowledged the challenge of managing the weight of such a significant price tag. He commended Rice’s ability to carry that burden with grace, describing his approach as brilliant.
Last season’s Premier League conflict noticed the Gunners steady their hardest away win of the campaign, and tensions at the pitch spilled into the technical field as matters were given heated among the clubs’ backroom groups.
The Brazilian has impressed in Villa’s engine room, scoring five goals and providing two assists in 14 Premier League appearances this season. Fabrizio Romano claimed in November that Arsenal see Luiz as their number one January target and Mikel Arteta as the “ideal” signing.
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