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Arsenal wants to make Declan Rice one of the Premier League’s highest-paid players

From Morgunblaðið · () Icelandic

Translated from Icelandic and summarized by DistantNews. Read the original for the full story.

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  • Arsenal is seeking to keep midfielder Declan Rice at the club beyond his current contract, which runs until summer 2028.
  • Journalist Nicolò Schira reports that the club wants to extend Rice’s deal through 2031 and make him one of the Premier League’s highest-paid players.
  • Rice joined Arsenal from West Ham for £105 million in 2023 and has helped the team start the season with three wins from three matches.

Arsenal wants to secure Declan Rice for the long term and reward the midfielder with a place among the Premier League’s highest earners.

According to journalist Nicolò Schira, the English champions want to extend Rice’s contract from its current end date in summer 2028 to summer 2031. Rice, 27, joined Arsenal from West Ham for £105 million in summer 2023.

He has since become one of the league’s outstanding players and played a key role as Arsenal won the English title in the spring, its first championship in 22 years.

Arsenal has begun the new Premier League season strongly, taking maximum points from its opening three rounds.

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Originally published by Morgunblaðið in Icelandic. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.

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