“I think he is the best in the business” – Paul Merson tells Manchester United to break the bank for this Premier League player
Arsenal legend Paul Merson has urged Manchester United to break the bank to sign West Ham United midfielder Declan Rice next summer.
The Hammers midfielder is a key transfer target for Manchester United ahead of the summer transfer window and he is reportedly valued at around £100million.
Speaking about the future of Declan Rice, Paul Merson told Sky Sports: “I think Declan Rice will be gone this summer.
“I think it will be Man Utd, if you’re Man Utd you’ve got to break the bank. If you look at their midfield it is not strong enough, they don’t dominate football matches and for me, they have to go and get him.
“I think he is the best in the business, he has improved immensely, he has taken his game up not one or two, I think he has taken it up ten-fold.
“From a holding midfield player, he is bombing forward, scoring goals, getting chances, and making goals. I can’t talk highly enough of the lad, I think he’s been absolutely phenomenal.
“Chelsea could go and get him but they could do without him. They’ve still got Mateo Kovacic, Jorginho, N’Golo Kante – three unbelievable midfield players and they dominate football matches.
“But you look at Man Utd and the midfield isn’t strong enough to win anything really.”