Ndidi is better than Rice – Nigerians urge Arsenal to go for Super Eagles midfielder

Super Eagles defensive midfielder Wilfred Ndidi plays for Leicester City who are fighting for their lives in a bid to avoid relegation.

Nigerian football fans on Twitter have urged English Premier League clubside such as Arsenal to go for Wilfred Ndidi instead of splashing a rumoured £120m on West Ham’s captain Declan Rice.

Tweeps believe that the tough-tackling Super Eagles midfield maestro is a cheaper alternative and can provide enough cover for any defence in the top flight league.

Declan Rice has been linked to Arsenal, who have also made him their top priority for the upcoming summer transfer window.

Ndidi is a cheaper alternative

One @Wizarab10 said if Leicester City do not avoid the drop, clubs like Arsenal should consider paying around £10m for Ndidi’s services, to bring him to the Emirate stadium.

He said,

“Leicester would be relegated. Collect Ndidi for like £10 million and competitive football will wake him up.

“Look at how Mourinho built Inter with rejected, discarded and unmotivated players. Sometimes, you just need to wake the dawg. £120m for Rice is bad comedy.”

West Ham have asked for an English record fee for Arsenal target and Odumodublvck’s muse Declan Rice

English players are overrated 

Another person corroborated this claim saying that aside from Tottenham’s Harry Kane, £70m or above for any English player is not advisable.

Meanwhile, there were some folks in the comments section who disagreed, stressing that Ndidi is an injury-prone player and no longer commands a starting place in the first team.

However, one thing is sure, should Leicester City get relegated, many top teams will be looking at picking players like Ndidi, Maddison and a host of others from the King Power clubside.