Transfer: Great signing, best in England – John Barnes hails Arsenal’s new recruit

<p>Liverpool legend, John Barnes, has hailed Arsenal’s big-money summer signing, Declan Rice.</p>, <p>Barnes said that Rice is a great signing for Arsenal and one of the best in England in his position as a defensive midfielder.</p>, <p>Arsenal recently signed the England international from West Ham for £105 million.</p>, <p>Speaking to Stats Perform (h/t LiveScore), Barnes said, “Declan Rice, for a defensive midfield player, I think is one of the best in the country, if not the world, so, therefore, he is a great signing for Arsenal.</p>, <p>“He is very, very good. I would have loved him at Liverpool, but obviously, he wanted to go to Arsenal. He is a London boy.”</p>