![Pinterest](https://pinterest.com/pin/create/button/?url=https://uknews.evprotec.com/keane-goes-in-two-footed-on-rice-as-pundit-gets-stuck-in-at-first-game-of-season/&media=https://uknews.evprotec.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/AH-OFF-PLATFORM-rice-keane-fee.jpg&description='PAID WAY TOO MUCH' Published : 16:42, 6 Aug 2023 Updated : 16:51, 6 Aug 2023 ROY KEANE claims Arsenal "paid way too much" for Declan Rice - as the pundit showed he's in crunching form for the new season. As Rice took on Manchester City in Sunday's Community Shield , Old Trafford legend Keane said: "He's certainly not worth over £100 million!" 3 Declan Rice battled to impose himself in a lively Community Shield clash against Treble winners Man City at Wembley Credit: Getty 3 Man Utd legend Roy Keane gave a scorching verdict on Rice's value Credit: ITV The ITV pundit believes Arsenal 's record £105m buy is a "really good player" - but has much to prove. Keane questioned whether the England midfielder, 24, can provide the incisive passing that last-season's Prem runners-up might need to mount another title challenge. The former Republic of Ireland hardman said: "He's obviously going to be surrounded by better players, different demands. "He's going to play a little bit higher up the pitch. "He definitely has that quality of adding more goals for them. "He's obviously got that physical strength, he can get in the box. "We'll find out over the next year or two how good Declan Rice is. "He turns up every week, he's a big strong boy." Keane suggested Rice might have the "physicality" Arsenal lacked "in the last month or two" of 2022-23. But he added: "Has he got that real top quality in terms of seeing a pass and getting 9-10 goals? We'll soon find out." 3 Rice shadows new Man City midfielder Mateo Kovacic in the Shield Credit: Rex TRANSFER NEWS LIVE: All the latest news, rumours and confirmed switches from the world of football){kind=link}
ROY KEANE claims Arsenal “paid way too much” for Declan Rice – as the pundit showed he’s in crunching form for the new season.
As Rice took on Manchester City in Sunday’s Community Shield, Old Trafford legend Keane said: “He’s certainly not worth over £100 million!”
The ITV pundit believes Arsenal’s record £105m buy is a “really good player” – but has much to prove.
Keane questioned whether the England midfielder, 24, can provide the incisive passing that last-season’s Prem runners-up might need to mount another title challenge.
The former Republic of Ireland hardman said: “He’s obviously going to be surrounded by better players, different demands.