Declan Rice

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IF he comes here, they haven’t been ‘blown out of the water’ so much as outplayed, which isn’t unusual these days!
Blowing them out of the water is what the rags would do (and might still do, to both of us, to be fair), by knowing the ask is £100M and bidding £120M……
120m + Maguire or 119m straight cash
 
I'm not sure putting a phantom bid in for a player constitutes fraud mate
It potentially is… Anti Competitive / Cartel style behaviour….

Rules cover:
  • price fixing
  • bid rigging
  • sharing markets or customers
  • sharing commercially sensitive information
An agreement does not have to be in writing for it to be illegal. You can break the law if you have an informal conversation (or ‘gentleman’s agreement’) with another business, even if the agreement is not carried out.
 
Bang on the money, it’s whether her employers fancy doing anything about it though.

Came across like an absolute idiot, I’m sure that’s something she needs to add to her CV for her next high powered job.

She sounded like Jay from the inbetweeners….STAGGERING
 
It potentially is… Anti Competitive / Cartel style behaviour….

Rules cover:
  • price fixing
  • bid rigging
  • sharing markets or customers
  • sharing commercially sensitive information
An agreement does not have to be in writing for it to be illegal. You can break the law if you have an informal conversation (or ‘gentleman’s agreement’) with another business, even if the agreement is not carried out.
Fair enough. That said, Aluko never outright accused City of doing such a thing - she just expressed her opinion on what might've gone on, seemingly based on her own past behaviour so if anything she's potentially implicated only herself.
 
Not sure Aluko is as far wide of the mark as it seems. Had a theory for a while that City want Arsenal as our buffer to Utd & Liverpool. Yes they provided the stamped paper for the letter but they'll never be as bad as those other two and now with Arteta, Zynchenko, Jesus all there, wouldn't be surprised if we sent them Cancelo either. Rice going there would solidify them as second to us.
If you believe that, then your deluded. City might have helped strengthen them, but not to the point, where they'll be challenging us for the next few years
 
Good old BBC:
Caicedo looked set to join Arsenal, who were challenging for the title, in January but Brighton held firm because they wanted to boost their own European ambitions. In fact in April he said he had been "really close" to joining the Gunners.

He is one of two of the Premier League's top defensive midfielders who Arsenal are chasing - along with West Ham's Rice. They are competing with champions Manchester City for the England international…….

They didn’t want him anyway !
 
Did the Rags show up at West Ham headquarters in a 92 Vauxhall to hand deliver their bid yet? We all should be on the edge of our seats until we see their bid. #FearPoundlandPep
 
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