Declan Rice, an Arsenal midfielder, has signed with West Ham United, according to former Manchester United manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer.
Declan Rice, a former West Ham player who this summer joined Arsenal, was a target for former Manchester United boss Ole Gunnar Solskjaer.
The Norwegian said that Rice was one of the players he encouraged the Red Devils to sign in an interview with the Athletic.
He also acknowledges that if the club had listened to him, the 24-year-old would not have cost as much as he did this summer.
The players I mentioned to the club couldn’t be purchased, he stated. Before he made his Salzburg debut, Erling Haaland. Declan Rice, who in the summer wouldn’t have cost what he did. Although Moises Caicedo was brought up, we felt that we needed players on hand right away.
West Ham triumphs
Despite not having the best tactical acumen, Solskjaer knew how to maintain a happy atmosphere in the locker room and had an eye for promising young players.
By the time Rice left Old Trafford in 2021, he had already established himself as one of Europe’s brightest young players.
There’s a chance he might have suggested the Englishman in 2019 or 2020, and there’s a good chance the player would have left for Old Trafford had the club paid attention to him.
He didn’t have the years of Premier League hegemony to support a record transfer fee, and he would have been sold for about half of what he ultimately left for.
West Ham made a fortune from the sale of their captain thanks to Manchester United’s incompetence.
By bringing on Edson Alvarez and James Ward-Prowse, it appears that they made excellent use of their budget.
A West Ham player has a similar talk with a manager like James Maddison did prior to joining Tottenham Hotspur, according to other club news.
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