Two Arsenal players have now been ranked alongside the likes of Jude Bellingham and Rodri in the world’s best midfielders.
Mikel Arteta has done quite the job in the last four years in transforming Arsenal into one of the best clubs in Europe, with the Gunners challenging for the Premier League title in the last two years with one of the youngest squads in the division.
With Bukayo Saka already ranked as one of the best attackers in the world, it’s no real surprise that other players in the squad can now be compared to some of the best on the planet in their respective positions.
And two could now be held in the same regard as Bellingham and Rodri.
Martin Odegaard and Declan Rice ranked in world’s top-five midfielders
As per ESPN FC’s 100 list, Martin Odegaard and Declan Rice break into the top-five of the world’s best midfielders, with the Arsenal captain edging out the 5th-place England international with a 3rd-place ranking.
With Bellingham and Rodri coming in at 2nd and 1st respectively, Odegaard and Rice’s rankings could be considered fair given how incredible the aforementioned midfielders have been this season once again.
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Indeed, Odegaard and Rice were both key to Arsenal’s Premier League title charge as well as the Gunners’ run to the UEFA Champions League quarter-finals.
And with both midfielders just 25-years-old, there’s a real chance that Odegaard and Rice will get better, with the pair set to star for Arsenal for many years to come.
Arsenal hit the jackpot in signing Odegaard and Rice
Arsenal’s success in the transfer market under Arteta has been nothing short of incredible, and the signings of Odegaard and Rice highlight perfectly just how impressive the Gunners have been when it comes to player recruitment.
The midfield duo are now two of the best in the world and will form part of Arsenal’s squad for years to come, where Premier League titles and success in Europe could be on the agenda at last.
And the Gunners will feel like they hit the jackpot in signing Odegaard and Rice, who still have their best years ahead of them, a prospect that will excited Arsenal fans to no end.