Arteta hopes to have 'lighthouse' Rice at Arsenal for many years

Arsenal boss Mikel Arteta says Declan Rice has been 'incredibly consistent' since joining the club.

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00:00I think he's very close to what we believe that he could bring to the club, to the team

00:07and the way he could grow personally as well and I think he fully deserves it.

00:12I think he has been incredibly consistent throughout the last two years, last season again.

00:18Again in big matches, in big moments, he's stepping up which is a massive thing.

00:23If you want to fulfill that role at a big club, I am delighted that he got it.

00:29I would believe he could be a living로 producer,

00:32right now that he's become a livingroaf,

00:36which is very difficult

00:37to do a big club like Arsenal

00:39But he fully says that he's done it

00:42with every step in the way

00:45First of all behaving, acting

00:47and with performance and attitudes

00:50That are at the highest level

00:53And yeah he's one that I'm sure

00:55myself,for sure, the club for sure

00:57I'm going to have him here for many years