Ian Wright says Declan Rice has made one factor look ’embarrassing’ since he joined Arsenal from West Ham

Rice scored two gorgeous free-kicks to assist Arsenal choose up an emphatic 3-0 lead within the quarter-final forward of the second leg on the Santiago Bernabeu.

Gunners legend Ian Wright has been in awe of Rice since that sport.

Ian Wright agrees with David Moyes about Arsenal star Declan Rice

Arsenal smashed their switch document to signal Rice from West Ham United in the summertime of 2023.

The Gunners agreed to pay an preliminary £100 million for the midfielder, plus one other £5 million in potential add-ons. It was their greatest expenditure on a participant ever.

There have been a couple of eyebrows raised on the time as a result of it’s not on daily basis {that a} membership goes out and spends £100 million on any participant, not to mention somebody who had primarily made a reputation for himself as a defensive midfielder.

Nonetheless, since Rice began taking part in for Arsenal, no person has mentioned a unfavorable phrase in regards to the payment that was paid to signal him in 2023.

David Moyes even claimed just lately that Arsenal nonetheless owe him £50 million as a result of he nonetheless feels that Rice is value £150 million and West Ham let him go for a less expensive payment.

Wright is now in full settlement with the Scot.

He mentioned on the Persist with Soccer podcast: “I bear in mind David Moyes saying ‘we haven’t acquired sufficient for him’. I bear in mind him saying he wished £150 million for him.

“I do know now we are able to all sit right here and say David Moyes was proper, however since Declan has been at Arsenal, from the time he has been there, he has made that payment look embarrassing.”

How a lot is Declan Rice value on the switch market in 2025?

Arsenal may have no complaints over paying £100 million for Rice.

Sure, it’s a large sum of money, however the England worldwide is greater than paying it again together with his performances within the well-known crimson and white.

You’d assume that Rice’s worth has gone up since his transfer to Arsenal, however CIES Soccer Observatory’s estimated switch values checklist disagrees.

Again in January 2025, CIES revealed that Rice’s switch worth stands at €108.3 million (£92.5m), which is lower than what Arsenal paid to signal him.

Nonetheless, we’re certain that Arsenal will demand twice the above determine if any membership comes calling to signal Rice within the close to future.