Declan Rice

[Phil1]

Geoff Thomas and Peter Odemwingie say hi.

Delph would have been a better example but yeah, still isn’t happening mate.

 

[citizen_maine]

Has he signed yet?

 

[Phil1]

Has he signed yet?

He’s sat at the service station waiting for the call to head up north..

 

[Xhavenjoe]

Has he signed yet?

This transaction is a little like my daughters with amazon or boohoo.
Ages waiting for a delivery of new clothes, look at them, don't like them or wrong fit and then send them back.

 

[BamberBridgeBlue]

Delph would have been a better example but yeah, still isn’t happening mate.

When you say “still isn’t happening“ if you mean coming here, I agree completely. City, in recent times done go back so it’s over. Doesn’t mean I can’t enjoy this obvious pregnant pause for Arsenal to announce it which does suggest there’s financial implications of completing this deal that they’re not totally happy about. Maybe that’s the FFP budget gone and there’s others they want in the door too? Seems obvious the stumbling block is the structure of the deal and its implications for either additional incomings or would mean they need to sell. Otherwise, what’s the delay?

 

[Phil1]

When you say “still isn’t happening“ if you mean coming here, I agree completely. City, in recent times done go back so it’s over. Doesn’t mean I can’t enjoy this obvious pregnant pause for Arsenal to announce it which does suggest there’s financial implications of completing this deal that they’re not totally happy about. Maybe that’s the FFP budget gone and there’s others they want in the door too? Seems obvious the stumbling block is the structure of the deal and its implications for either additional incomings or would mean they need to sell. Otherwise, what’s the delay?

Oh, don’t get me wrong, it’s highly entertaining each day that passes where it’s not officially announced to Arsenal.
Makes them look like small time cunts and who can’t get behind that? :-)

 

[ganganvince]

Oh, don’t get me wrong, it’s highly entertaining each day that passes where it’s not officially announced to Arsenal.
Makes them look like small time cunts and who can’t get behind that? :-)

The bigger problem is for West Ham tbh they need to sign a replacement if this drags on and they are panicking at the end of the window someone's going to have their pants down.

 

[Phil1]

The bigger problem is for West Ham tbh they need to sign a replacement if this drags on and they are panicking at the end of the window someone's going to have their pants down.

Yeah, not sure either club are coming off too great with the way this has been handled. Stranger things have happened in football so it’d be wrong of me to say with 100% certainty that it’s done (even though I have.. haha) but I think in this case Arsenals reputation would be tarnished to such a degree that they will do what it takes to complete the transfer.

 

[Ghostofmerlin]

Arsenal is just dragging it out to punish WHam for leaking every single minute of the negotiations, trying to lure City or Utd into a bidding war.

 

[WesthoughtonJohn]

The bigger problem is for West Ham tbh they need to sign a replacement if this drags on and they are panicking at the end of the window someone's going to have their pants down.

WH not my club, although I have no axe to grind with them, so not overly bothered.
Arsenal - need to tread carefully with how this looks to other clubs who might not be so accommodating. That could be a "ha ha" moment :) - yeah we were selling to you but you had trouble closing Rice so we sold elsewhere!