Declan Rice has joined Arsenal from West Ham in a record £105m deal.
He described how much of a"tough" decision it had been for him to leave the east London club but it was ultimately down to his"ambition to play at the very highest level of the game".
The 24-year-old midfielder said:"The last few days and weeks have been an absolute whirlwind of emotion, but it is important to me that I have the opportunity to say goodbye and reflect on what has been such a special and memorable part of my life., which may be using cookies and other technologies. To show you this content, we need your permission to use cookies. You can use the buttons below to amend your preferences to enablecookies or to allow those cookies just once.
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