Arsenal summer arrival Declan Rice has admitted he is close to several of his teammates.

The England midfielder has been a huge hit with the fans and fellow players since signing from West Ham United.

Rice, whose team are hoping to reignite their Premier League title challenge, named Gabriel, Oleksandr Zinchenko, Gabriel Jesus and Aaron Ramsdale as his closest teammates.

He told the club's website: "To be fair, I've formed a lot of really good relationships here. There's a lot of different cultures and I'm really close with Gabriel Maghalaes – we get on so, so well.

“Alex Zinchenko, Gabriel Jesus and Aaron Ramsdale too.

"I get on with everyone, I talk to everyone and it's great to have a good relationship with so many different people in the team. I look around and I think these are the people that I want to win stuff with and have a long career with."