Arsenal wing-back Oleks Zinchenko has welcomed Declan Rice's arrival from West Ham.

The England midfielder has quickly impressed in preseason.

Ukraine international Zinchenko said: “He is an unbelievable player – he's an amazing signing for us.

“He has incredible qualities and looks like he is so hungry to achieve something big.

“It's so important to have these kind of players with us. It's an amazing signing to help get big success for the club. We're glad that Declan wanted to join Arsenal.

“It's something important for the whole club, the players and the fans, and it gives us more desire to achieve something.

“We didn't achieve what we wanted last season, but we had a lot of good lessons and we will be stronger.

“Again, if these kind of players want to join us, it's because they know we are on the right journey here."