Declan Rice

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The ball was in Arsenal's court and they've smashed it!

Driving the price up for us? Still thinking Rice wants them as much as us?! We shall see. Sets a benchmark for us now at least.

I do think we will walk away if it's £100m on the nose.

I don't see Rice as Rodri cover, he has the attributes to be box to box like Bellingham. But when plan a could be secured for less up front I doubt we will be interested in plan b for as much as is quoted..... it's huge jump from 75m in 4 instalments to 100m up front though, so would assume there are still deferred payments and that could keep us tempted.
 
If City bid money plus Phillips instead of all cash k would be fine with it but not breaking another record for Rice.
 
Now things get interesting. Will WHU reject? Likely depend on structure of payments.

If they accept, do City go in with same?

Both clubs must surely have known it would take £100m+.
 
DMA's said:
I know your not aloud to critic the club on here but I do think the way we have dealt with the gundogan/Bellingham/rice situation has been pretty poor.
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Of course you are allowed to critique the club but I can't see any issues with the 3 players you have mentioned.
Gundogan wanted to move on, we did what we could to keep him but Barcelona was his preferred option.
Something similar with Bellingham and he is now why ere he wanted to be.
Rice appears to prefer Arsenal but we still put in a big bid for him.
Not sure what more we can do.
 
1 million a year until 2130 something what?!?! I got chills when I read this wow no way seems mad crazy if anything. I would let them have the player because that’s statement of intent.
 
DeBlueLou said:
City still need a proper Gundogan replacement… shouldn’t stop looking now after Rice…
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That is the issue I have with this Rice transfer, he is not Gundo's replacement, he is completely opposite of Gundo.He is CDM for 100M a lot of money. We dont need CDM and I'm curios who would Pep used Rice in his tactics.
 
The best thing to do is for us to say we’ll match that offer and then it’s up to Rice.

Assuming Sullivan isn’t going to do something daft and reject that.
 
can’t remember when we were last involved in a bidding war where literally every bid and the structure (?!?!) was analysed so much
 
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