Declan Rice opens up and announces he wants Premier League and Champions League glory at Arsenal

Summer signing Declan Rice is aiming for Premier League and Champions League glory at Arsenal.

The England midfielder joined from London rivals West Ham earlier this month after the two clubs negotiated how the record payment for a British player in the Premier League would be broken down.

ARSENAL are aiming to go one better than their second-placed finish last season and Rice is hungry for success, having lifted the Europa Conference League trophy in his final game as West Ham skipper.

“I think it’s time now. You know Arsenal under Mikel have won Community Shields, FA Cups, but I think now, this is a massive club, it’s constant pressure of delivering titles and it’s been such a long time now since Arsenal won the Premier League,” Rice told Sky Sports News.

“Last year was so close, I feel like we’re better off now this year, learning from that experience. I think that’s definitely a target and of course you’re in the Champions League, you go into the Champions League to win, you don’t go into (it) just to take part.

“There’s always a narrative around Arsenal that they’re not going to win the Premier League or they haven’t been good enough.

“But I didn’t see it in that way at all. I see it in a way that he (Arteta) has improved the squad every year. The players have improved individually. Everyone’s gone up another level and when I spoke to Mikel about the way he wanted me to play, where he sees me playing and the vision he has for Arsenal.

“For me it is really exciting now to be a part of this project that Arsenal can get back to the big time and win some trophies.”

ARE ARSENAL READY FOR THE GLORY DAYS OF OLD?

This Gunners squad is one of the most exciting that we have seen for many seasons and the team that Mikel Arteta is building is certainly good enough to win both.

It should be a very exciting season for ARSENAL fans again this coming campaign.

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