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Ray Parlour believes Arsenal will sign a Premier League superstar for a cost equivalent to Ex-West Ham Star Declan Rice
Ray Parlour was once speaking to Football FanCast about the Gunners’ plans for the summer season window.
In two weeks the streets of north London may want to be engulfed in a sea of red as Arsenal celebrate a historic Premier League title, their first in 20 years.
However, it could equally all be doom and gloom should the might of Manchester City win their ultimate three fits of the season.
The Gunners have come so far this time period and if they beat Manchester United and Everton, will end on 89 points. The reality that tally may additionally not be adequate to be topped champions is as an alternative ludicrous.
City are still the favourites and if they do win the league, it’ll be back to the drawing board for Mikel Arteta and Co in the course of what should be a rather interesting summer season switch window.
Last 12 months it used to be all about Declan Rice. Edu had been tracking the England midfielder for quite some time and in a desperate attempt to ward off the Citizens, a £105m bid used to be lodged and subsequently accepted by West Ham after some toing and froing.
The cease result has been near perfect. That price has appeared like a good deal for a man now thinking to be in with a hazard of prevailing the PFA Player of the Season award following a career-best haul of seven dreams and 9 assists, as properly as some sterling defensive displays.
He’s attracted reward right during the season, the latest of which has come from Ray Parlour.
What Ray Parlour said about Declan Rice
Speaking completely to Football FanCast on behalf of NetBet Sports Betting the former Arsenal midfield waxed lyrical over the club’s report signing.
He said: “Declan has been a pinnacle signing for Arsenal and it’s fantastic he is still taking part in at such a excessive stage when it matters most at the enterprise quit of the season. His energy is great, he plays every game, his intention in opposition to Bournemouth typifies his drive and energy at some stage in the game. He deserves to be up there for PFA Player of the Season. It was a massive pass for him and he’s settled without delay into this team.”
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Asked whether or not any other Arsenal stars could be in the body for the award at the season’s end, the Romford Pele commented: “Odegaard has been exquisite as has Saka who both are in the combine for sure, but Rice for me takes it.
“One can’t neglect both centre-backs who have been great and each be in the crew of the season. I assume Arsenal will have many gamers in the group of the season for sure.”
So, what’s on the agenda for the forthcoming summer? Well, it should be about some other Premier League celebrity in Alexander Isak.
What Ray Parlour has said about Alexander Isak
Reports in recent weeks have recommended that the Newcastle striker is high on Arsenal’s listing of priorities for the summer. The bother is that it could take a seismic fee to prise away a man who has found the net on 24 occasions in all competitions this term. For context, that’s 4 more than Arteta’s main marksman this term. Bukayo Saka has 20.
Speaking to FFC about what the Swede ought to carry to the Emirates Stadium, Parlour stated: “Isak is a player I like a lot. If you seem to be at the signing of Rice, he is precisely what the team wished when Xhaka left and he has taken the membership to every other level.”
The go to gather Rice used to be without a doubt a landmark second in Arsenal’s latest history, however so too could the signing of an interesting centre-forward. There is a sense, regardless of the club’s leading Premier League tally of 88 goals this term, that they nevertheless need a striker to go to the next level.
Isak, therefore, should be exactly that man. Parlour continued: “Isak is the kind of participant who can do nicely in this Arsenal team. He will swimsuit Arsenal’s fluid style of play and can do properly in this group with the likes of Saka, Martinelli, Havertz, Trossard and Odegaard aiding him. It’s important to have nice strikers as we had in our generation with Wiltord, Kanu, Henry and Bergkamp.
“However, Newcastle will now not want to lose their top striker. Fee wise, he will be similar to Rice’s fee, so if Newcastle are forced to sell, then sure he would take Arsenal forward.”
The former midfielder isn’t always wrong. Reports have mentioned that the Sweden international may well fee £100m if the Magpies are to sanction a sale.
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