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By Josh O’Brien Alan Shearer has been proved right after heaping praise on Declan Rice when Arsenal forked out an eye-watering £105million for the England international. At the time of the signing, Rice became the most expensive Premier League player of all time and though that record was eventually broken by Moises Caicedo’s switch to Chelsea, the Arsenal ace remains the most expensive British footballer in history. It was a fee which sparked discussion, given it was £30m more than the club’s previous record fee for Nicolas Pepe. One high-profile pundit who disagreed with the Gunners decision…

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