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Arsenal boss Mikel Arteta delivers Declan Rice fitness update

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Declan Rice has keen to make a speedy return for Arsenal’s pre-season (Picture: Getty) Mikel Arteta has allayed fears over Declan Rice’s fitness and revealed the midfielder is pushing to make his return for Arsenal ’s pre-season . Rice endured a somewhat frustrating World Cup campaign with England after limping out of the side’s group-stage clash with Ghana with heavy strapping on his left calf. It later emerged that Rice was suffering with a neural issue affecting his hamstring and lower back, which left him bed-bound for three days prior to England’s quarter-final win over Norway. After being substituted at the halfway stage against Erling Haaland and Co, Rice returned to play 82 minutes of the Three Lions’ semi-final defeat to Argentina. Get personalised football updates every day Sign up to our daily football newsletter and choose your team to get the latest news, rumours and more direct to your inbox every morning. It was in England’s bronze-medal victory that Rice appeared to be

First report: Arsenal squad list for Girona pre-season camp — sports.yahoo.com, 15d