As he gets about to miss one of Arsenal’s most important games of the season, Rice has divulged his new pastime.

DECLAN RICE has started experimenting with photography, sharing his images on a private Instagram account.

After joining Arsenal and England for £105 million last year, the 25-year-old midfielder has emerged as one of Mikel Arteta’s most vital players.

12Declan Rice has taken up photography and the first post on his secret Instagram was snaps from the England campCredit: Instagram12It included a snap of Trent Alexander-Arnold and his Player of the Match awardCredit: Instagram12Three Lions skipper Harry Kane also featured after earning his 100th capCredit: Instagram12Noni Madueke was photgraphed by Rice following his first England capCredit: Instagram

Even so, he has continued to pursue other interests outside of football despite his on-field progress.

It has recently been made public that he created an Instagram account dedicated to photography, with the name @dr.jpg.

According to the bio, “Every taken by me .”

Rice has only posted twice on the account thus far, but both of those posts are filled with a tonne of pictures.

The first batch, which was released earlier this week, features behind-the-scenes photos from England’s 2-0 victory over Fulham in the dressing room.

Those shining in the photos included 100-cap captain Harry Kane, rookie Noni Madueke, and Player of the Match Trent Alexander-Arnold.

Rice also wrote, “First game behind the lens. 𠁧𠁢𠁥�� vs. ” as the caption.

A collection of pictures of him and his pals on the golf course were included in the second post.

12Rice also shared photos from the golf courseCredit: Instagram12He is a keen golf player and has married that hobby with photographyCredit: Instagram12Rice could be seen laughing at the camera in one of the snapsCredit: Instagram12One photo simply showed some golf balls, a green bag and someone preparing to take a shotCredit: Instagram

In response, he only said, “Golf life.”

Rice was sent off in a 1-1 draw with Brighton prior to the international break, so he will miss Arsenal’s North London derby against Tottenham on Sunday.

Play VideoDeclan Rice seemed to be refusing the captain’s armband against his previous side, England, leaving fans perplexed.

He’ll probably make a comeback on Thursday when they go to Atalanta for their first Champions League match.

Arsenal will next play champions Manchester City, but they might not have their captain, Martin Odegaard, with them as he was spotted hobbling off on crutches following his substitution for Norway in a 2-1 victory against Austria.

12Rice gave the peace sign on the fairway and added a positive captionCredit: Instagram12He also shared a photo of the beautiful golf courseCredit: Instagram12He shared an image of this plaque showing a quote from golf legend Tom WatsonCredit: Instagram12Rice took one picture of an empty Wembley StadiumCredit: Instagram