Kevin Campbell thinks Declan Rice could be a future Arsenal captain as he talks Gunners transfers

foreign welcome back to Sky Sports News

Now Plenty going on for Arsenal so far

this transfer window I'm delighted to

say I'm joined by their former Striker

Kevin Campbell to discuss their dealings

thank you very much for joining us here

on Sky Sports News I'm sure you're in a

good mood because 105 million pounds for

Rice 65 million pounds for Harvard's

first question how much would you be

worth nowadays

I don't know and I don't care if I'm

honest with you Jasper

um I I am delighted Arsenal are making

moves

um the the club have said in the past

that there was a there was a

a certain way how they're going to do

things I think this summer was going to

be very important to how the club moved

you know finishing the second last

season is going to be interesting

um there was a lot of speculation but

getting habits you know securing rise

which isn't quite done yet but it will

get done Jerry and Timber I think

Arsenal are really restocking to have

another good season ahead see a few wine

bottles there behind you Kevin if uh

this rice still gets over the line we'll

be cracking open a vintage to celebrate

unfortunately they're all they're all

empty but no uh no celebrating until

they're silverware uh but I'll be in a

definitely in a a very good mood

um once uh Declan rice and and the

transfer business is secure it seems to

be sending a big message uh doesn't it

Kevin because these are two big players

established in the Premier League as

well and 165 or 170 million pounds uh

spent on them both if everything goes

through it's a lot of intent from

Arsenal not just with the money but the

type of player that they're signing as

well

yeah they they fit the age profile

Jasper that's that's really important to

Arsenal and Michael arteta right now but

I think the level of player is is really

important habits hasn't had a really

good time at Chelsea he's had his

moments but no one could say that he's

not talented he is really talented and I

don't look at him really too much at

Chelsea I look at him coming into our

team how we would look in it at Arsenal

and I think I think he he'll fit like a

Glover Arsenal he likes to get into the

box late he's not uh a number nine who

plays with his back to goal and I think

Declan rice

he's he's got levels that he can go up

and I think he will get better

at Arsenal

um a team who dominate the ball and I

think he would add goals to his game I

think that's really important for him

coming to Arsenal oh we've seen him as a

West Ham Captain as well Kevin do you

see him potentially being a future

captain at the Emirates if he gets this

deal secured

I do I do Jasper I know Martin Luther

God's done a great job but I think

Martin undergard's a team player anyway

and um I think once you get a leader in

your building somebody that that can

drive the team forward like like Declan

rice I think you know Nikola Teta might

just speak to Mighty nerdegard at some

stage and uh I think Declan rice is is

gonna is gonna be a stallwall and a

Cornerstone of the team for years to

come so it wouldn't surprise me at all

if he got the if he got the captaincy in

the next couple of years and let's talk

about habits again uh briefly Kevin

because uh we've seen in recent years

arteto and his backroom staff have taken

some players from other Premier League

clubs that perhaps have been on The

Fringe of the clubs or underperforming

you know uh certainly on the French was

carry on Jesus he came in and was

absolutely brilliant last year does it

show just how good our tattoo is as a

coach do you think that he's taking his

place to new heights I I really think so

Jasper if I'm honest I think

everybody can only judge a player on

what they've seen so far I think

mikhilate he has a Clear Vision

of what he wants to do and the type of

player he wants

he was all out for Kai habits you know

the the moment it came about that Kai

habits was available Michael arteta went

for him he's 24 years old he's very

experienced German international you

know Chelsea's paid a lot of money for

him didn't quite work out there

but as I said it's not about what he's

done at Chelsea it's about what he can

do at the Emirates in in Nikola teta's

team and arteta definitely see someone

who has the talent to excel at Arsenal

it seems like a different approach this

window as well Kevin in terms of the

speed that they're doing deals I mean

I'm talking to you now about probably

the two biggest deals well almost

certainly the two biggest deals that

they will do possibly a third with

durian Timber as well but we're not even

into July yet

yeah you know what

Jasper this has been leveled and used

against Arsenal for so many years

usually it's the last day of the the

window and Arsenal scrambling I think

last season Arsenal moved very quickly

to secure Jesus and zinchenko but this

year you know big big name players they

are doing the right thing they're making

moves early they're making sure they're

in the building and going into

pre-season every all the players are

going to be there I think that's really

crucial to to how the team started last

season as well and uh they're hoping

they're going to get the same start this

season with those players in okay so

however it's done rice nearly done

Timber as well a lot of speculation

about him if they get all three in is

that enough to go one step further than

last year and take this title off man

City's hands

no no

and here's

his thing what Arsenal once Arsenal

secure these three players

then you're going to be looking at who

leaves

and there's talk of granite Jackal

leaving this talk on

um Thomas partay leaving Rob holding

leaving Etc so you have to really gauge

who's going to be there who's not going

to be there and then you look at your

squad from there great you've you've

brought these players in but you still

need the squad because Manchester City

although they they've lost a couple of

players they're going to restock

you know most of the other teams are

going to restock and what you can't do

you can't take any steps back so I think

Arsenal have to assess it and I believe

there will be more incomings not too

sure what the level will be what not

quite the level of money for for these

guys

but I think they will do more business

Okay Kevin a final word on Everton who

uh unfortunately for their fans have

been competing at the the wrong end of

the table for the last two seasons now

um a lot of rumors as you'd expect about

incomings and outgoings nothing firmed

up as of yet how big is this window for

them do you think particularly with the

new stadium on the horizon

of a huge summer for Everton

um do you know the money has to be right

um that they've got to spend Sean Dutch

came in kept the club up you know with

with his backroom staff done a good job

securing their Premier League status

but now it comes to he's got to restock

he's got to retool and playing a lot of

last season really without a a main

Striker is is was was so tough got to be

able to get players in who he he truly

believes in and um you know it's going

to be a tough one for Everton I'm not

too sure how much money's available but

I'm sure sir on Deutsch you know

whatever money is available he's going

to use it wisely because he knows how to

he knows how to work with the budget

absolutely Okay Kevin great to talk to

you as ever and may I thank you as ever

as well for dressing up for the occasion

and hopefully see you soon thanks Joshua

thank you so much cheers

thank you