Declan Rice

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Pingu the Penguin said:
Looks a decent player but too close to rodders for me in terms of style
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Similar in some respects,but different in others.Rice has greater mobility/agility and is far better at driving forward.They could easily compliment each other in what would be one of the best midfields in the world.
 
Rags pulling out of the race for rice according to sky with doubts over his availability. Wonder if they’ve heard he fancies going somewhere else?
 
Just nowhere near worth the money that would be asked. I don’t doubt he has something, as others have said his drive from midfield (where Pep prefers a holding player) and his versatility between midfield and CB. Be happy to see the rags sign him for £100m to add to Maguire’s £80m.
 
mat said:
Some people believe the players PR machine than actually watch him.

He's bang average and has no motivation to improve it.
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He is far from average and has a superb attitude.

But in saying that he is never a 100m player, crazy, crazy money.
 
waspish said:
Think 100m for Rice is a fair fee seeing you will get at least 10 years and He is a top player
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He’s a talented young player, no doubt. But:
a) the cost is an issue now, especially with contracts coming to an end further up the pitch and if we’re looking for a mega-striker.
b) we know the kind of player Pep wants in that position, going back to Busquets, wanted Jorginho before Rodri etc. Rice isn’t as good as Rodri at doing what Pep wants.
c) I’m sure Rice could do the job but we would be taking away his best quality which is his ability to drive forward from midfield.

As someone alluded to earlier, he does seem like a good lad who puts the team first and who other players want to play with/for. He won’t be wasted money, whoever buys him, just not for us imo.

Wouldn’t mind seeing him at Chelsea but wouldn’t want to see him at the dippers; can’t see them dropping £100m on that position though. Ideal outcome would be the rags. I reckon his career would stall there. Don’t like to see that with a promising young player but I’m prepared to make that sacrifice;)
 
marc_mcfc90 said:
i think if u plucked him out of West Ham and put him in our squad u would see how average he is
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I actually think the exact opposite would apply, a season or 2 under Pep's tutelage and he would become immense!
I also see him as a future successor to Vinny, in a similar way that Vinny started in midfield, but ended up being a colossus for us at the back!
Just my opinions of course.
 
Its a bit of a weird one.. cos Rice would fit absolutely perfectly in Chelseas 3-4-3, and not many CMs can do that role both offensively and defensive as well as I think Rice would do, but Marina seems to have decided that hes not coming back.. so maybe United is the most likely then. I am not sure I want to see him as a pure Pivot.
 
This thread really playing out like the Six Stages of Grief…
 
The price will be the issue, but as grealish case if pep wants him the club will try go for him even at 100m price tag.
 
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