Arsenal legend Gilberto Silva have questioned the Gunners' pursuit of West Ham United star Declan Rice, who is reportedly valued at £100million.
Reports in England claim that the Gunners have already had two bids rejected by the Hammers in recent week, despite the club granting Rice his wish to leave the club.
With West Ham wanting £100million for the England international, Silva is surprised at the amount of money being spent on a midfielder.
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"Normally you see this sort of price for strikers, not central midfielders," Gilberto told Online Casinos.
"It feels quite high, even though there is no doubting the quality of the player, but it does feel like a very high price."
The Brazilian World Cup winner did add that Mikel Arteta and the Gunners should look to strengthen their defensive area.
"I'm thinking maybe another centre-back to keep them fresh for next season after they lost William Saliba," he added.
"We have also seen Oleksandr Zinchenko rotate between left-back and central midfield, while Tierney has also struggled with injury problems.
"Having Zinchenko play again as a central midfielder I think would be really good for Arsenal – so maybe left-back would be a position they could think about strengthening. But it all depends on Mikel and what he wants."
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