Arsenal have been energetic within the switch market and have accomplished offers for Martin Zubimendi, Christian Norgaard and Kepa Arrizabalaga, with Cristhian Mosquera and Viktor Gyokeres anticipated to observe shortly.
Rice completed the season taking part in for Arsenal as a extra superior quantity eight and, with the signings of Norgaard and Zubimendi, it’s anticipated that’s the place he’ll proceed taking part in for the Gunners.
“I believe the supervisor now sees me as a box-to-box participant and I believe on the again finish of final season, off the again of Christmas, I confirmed totally what I can do in that place and I actually kicked on.”
Rice scored 9 objectives and registered 10 assists in all competitions for Arsenal final season and is trying to higher these numbers this marketing campaign.
“I am placing actually large calls for on myself this 12 months,” he stated. “I am actually attempting to push myself as a result of the again finish of the season I completed actually, actually sturdy.
“At first of the season final 12 months I used to be nowhere close to the extent that I require of myself.
“I put it down to some issues – the again of the Euros remaining was mentally actually robust, having 16 days off, going straight again right into a Premier League season.
“Extra objectives. Extra assists. Influence the video games extra. Not simply do it on the again finish of the season; do it in a full season and set myself some numbers.
“I believe the very best gamers on the earth do this. They need to try to push themselves and that is what I am attempting to do and the supervisor is definitely on me to do this as properly.”
