{"id":33333,"date":"2026-05-13T09:09:30","date_gmt":"2026-05-13T09:09:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/eplvip.com\/index.php\/2026\/05\/13\/arsenal-news-first-summer-transfer-announced-as-rice-faces-sacrifice-soccer-sports\/"},"modified":"2026-05-13T09:09:30","modified_gmt":"2026-05-13T09:09:30","slug":"arsenal-news-first-summer-transfer-announced-as-rice-faces-sacrifice-soccer-sports","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/eplvip.com\/index.php\/2026\/05\/13\/arsenal-news-first-summer-transfer-announced-as-rice-faces-sacrifice-soccer-sports\/","title":{"rendered":"Arsenal News: First summer transfer announced as Rice faces sacrifice | Soccer | Sports"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>This could give the north London outfit a historic domestic-European double when they face Paris Saint-Germain in the Champions League final on May 30th. Arsenal will be aiming to become the club&#8217;s first ever European champions in Budapest, but the caliber of their opponents and recent injury problems suggest that will not be easy.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>Now, ahead of Monday&#8217;s league game against Burnley at the Emirates Stadium, we take a look at the two biggest storylines surrounding the Gunners.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>Declan Rice faces sacrifice<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>Paul Scholes believes Rice should play as a right-back for the remainder of the season. Rice was used as a right-back in the first half of the game against West Ham following an injury to Ben White.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>He eventually returned to his preferred central midfield role in the second half, as the Gunners began to lose their grip in midfield while playing elsewhere on the pitch.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>But White&#8217;s MCL injury, which will keep him out until the end of the season, combined with persistent fitness concerns surrounding Julian Timber, leaves Arteta short on options at a crucial point in the season.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>Manchester United legend Scholes believes Rice should put his team first by playing out of position for Arsenal&#8217;s remaining games, despite Cristian Mosquera being a more natural defender who can fill that role. Scholes also appears to question Rice&#8217;s creative contributions while expressing his views.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>He said on The Good, The Bad and The Football podcast: &#8220;For me Declan Rice looks suited to play at right-back. He can play there. He&#8217;s not a big creator anyway.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>Podcast co-host and United legend Nicky Butt compared Rice&#8217;s adaptability to that of Roy Keane in his prime, saying: &#8220;Roy Keane played two-thirds of the season at right-back,&#8221; to which Scholes replied: &#8220;He played a lot there and was fantastic.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>Arsenal&#8217;s first transfer announced<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>Arsenal have announced the permanent transfer of Jakub Kivioglu to Porto. Kivior joined the Portuguese club on a season-long loan deal last year and was expected to make the move permanent this summer.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>Porto announced last week that they had activated their option to sign the Polish defender on a four-year deal for a fee of \u00a314m (which could rise to \u00a319m). Arsenal then confirmed his departure in a relatively low-key manner through their weekly Loan Watch update.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>Their post read: &#8220;Following last weekend&#8217;s Liga title win for Dragaos, Jakub Kivioglu&#8217;s move to Porto is now complete.&#8221; &#8220;The Polish defender did not feature in this weekend&#8217;s 3-1 loss against AFS, where the team was rotated.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.express.co.uk\/sport\/football\/2204913\/Arsenal-transfer-news-Declan-RIce-Kiwior\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This could give the north London outfit a historic domestic-European double when they face Paris Saint-Germain in the Champions League final on May 30th. Arsenal will be aiming to become the club&#8217;s first ever European champions in Budapest, but the caliber of their opponents and recent injury problems suggest that will not be easy. 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