Mikel Arteta on Declan Rice’s return to West Ham: “It will be his first time back at his old club and a beautiful moment for him. I had a chance to do it a few times and then you really see what they think of you.
Wednesday 1 November 2023 08:08, UK
Declan Rice soaks in the adulation after scoring an injury-time winner for Arsenal against Manchester United
Speaking ahead of Arsenal’s trip to West Ham in the Carabao Cup, Mikel Arteta believes Declan Rice’s first return to his former club will be a beautiful moment for him
Mikel Arteta believes Declan Rice’s potential return to West Ham will be “beautiful” – if the Arsenal manager decides to play the midfielder in Wednesday’s live on Sky Sports Carabao Cup clash.
The 24-year-old England international moved across London in the summer, the Gunners paying a club-record £105m to prise him away from the Hammers.
Rice, who captained West Ham to victory in the Europa Conference League final in the last of his 245 games for the club he joined at the age of 14, could be in line for his first return to east London having shone in the opening months
of his fledgling Arsenal career.
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