Manchester United legend, Rio Ferdinand, has revealed what Arsenal midfielder, Declan Rice told him about teammate Kai Havertz amid the ongoing summer transfer window.
Arsenal have been linked with a move to sign a new No.9 this summer.
The Gunners have been linked with the likes of Napoli’s Victor Osimhen and Brentford’s Ivan Toney.
However, Ferdinand has now revealed that Rice told him that Mikel Arteta’s side don’t need a new striker because they have Havertz.
“Do you know what, I spoke to Declan Rice the other day and he spoke about Havertz in such glowing terms,” Ferdinand said on his YouTube channel.
“Like ‘we don’t need a number nine, Havertz is our guy’. The confidence he exuded about Havertz… I was like, I didn’t know you guys felt like that about him.
“He’s a roving, moving centre forward, 10 goals in his last 15 games so he did well at the end of the season.
“But I’m expecting big things, just based on that one conversation with a player that currently plays with him.”
Havertz scored a goal in Arsenal’s Premier League 2-0 win against Wolves over the weekend.