Jarrod Bowen has told Manchester United why Declan Rice would be their perfect signing, claiming the midfielder has “got everything you need”. That will almost certainly lead to speculation continuing throughout the summer. His West Ham team-mate Bowen, who has joined Rice on England duty this week, doesn’t believe talk of a potential transfer will be a distraction though. Bowen, who has also been linked with a move away from the Hammers this summer after an impressive season, has insisted he wants to play alongside Rice again next season. The forward though hasn’t done much to ward off any interest in his team-mate.
Jarrod Bowen said: “I don’t see it as a distraction, it goes to show the steps he’s made in the past two years since the Euros final. I think in the Euros, Dec showed what he was about and people started to understand him a bit more and how good he is – I see it in training. He’s gone onto another level and of course you want to play with the players at the highest level. I want to play with Dec at my club and the country as well.”
Asked whether there was a better holding midfielder in the Premier League at the moment,
Jarrod Bowen replied: “I don’t think so. You look at Dec, he’s getting spoken about more and people are starting to realise what he does. This season he’s gone from strength to strength, he’s got everything you need.”
