Manchester United legend Roy Keane has insisted that Arsenal's record acquisition Declan Rice is not worth the fee the Gunners paid for him.
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The Irishman is among the best holding midfielders ever to play in the Premier League, and it is perhaps because of this that he feels he is well-placed to critique the new north Londoners signing.
Arsenal paid West Ham United £105 million (R2.4 billion) for the former Hammers captain, but the ex-Red Devils skipper did not hold back when analysing the 24-year-old on the weekend, insisting that while he thinks the London native can be physically imposing, the 13-time Premier League champions overpaid for the deep-lying midfielder.
"He is obviously going to be surrounded by better players, different demands," the seven-time English champion said on ITV before Arsenal's victory over Manchester City in the FA Community Shield on Sunday.
"If he is going to play a little higher up the pitch, I can think he definitely has that quality in terms of getting at more goals to him, he's obviously got that physical strength, he can get in the box.
"They have obviously paid way too much for him. He's certainly not worth over £100 million! But a really good player.
"We will find out over the next year or two how good Declan is. He turns up every week, he is a big strong boy. We have talked about that physicality, they lacked that in the last month or two.
"Has he got that really top quality in terms of seeing a pass and getting nine or 10 goals? We'll soon find out."
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