Declan Rice

[Gaz (FMwkdsoul)]

worth getting now just for ATV.

 

[waspish]

I want a world/elite class CM, this is not what I had in mind.

Name me one world class midfielder city have signed?

 

[Colin Bells Boots]

I want a world/elite class CM, this is not what I had in mind.

Who did you have in mind - assuming Kimmich. FDJ are non-starters ?

 

[ONTHERUNWITHTHAKSIN]

Name me one world class midfielder city have signed?

Yaya

 

[TonyM]

This makes no sense to me. Would cost around 100m (potentially Phillips + cash) and wouldn’t strengthen us particularly IMO. Sure he’s a good player, but don’t see the need for him at all.

Not good enough to play further up the pitch as one of the no 8s, so I’d assume he would play as one of the 2 DMs in the 3-2 defensive shape. We already have Rodri, Stones, Phillips, Kovacic, Rico, Gomez and potentially Perrone/Gvardiol to play in front of the back 3. Don’t think we’d be interested if he wasn’t English

I'm thinking that it'd be better to spend big on wide players so that both Foden and Grealish can come into the middle. Foden because he can score and feed the strikers. Grealish because he can't be dispossessed very easily.

OUT	IN
Laporte + Gomes	Gvardiol
Gundogan	1 winger (cos Foden's at CM)
Bernardo	1 winger (cos Grealish's at CM)
	Kovacic (extra player for depth)

If Rice comes surely it would have to be to replace Phillips and even then it's a massive overspend for a fringe player. But fuckit - if we can afford it then why not.

 

[mccity]

Yaya

True, but he was a unique case of a top player not getting the minutes he wanted at his then club

 

[PabZabb]

Can only imagine this deal getting done if Phillips is part of the deal.

Can’t see Rodri, Kovacic, Rice and Phillips in the same squad.

 

[waspish]

Yaya

Wasn’t classed as world class and he was playing centre back and not regular at Barcelona he was that world class the they wouldn’t give him world class contract either he was something like 30k a week then!

 

[Dax777]

Who did you have in mind - assuming Kimmich. FDJ are non-starters ?

Szoboszlai

 

[FantasyIreland]

I want a world/elite class CM, this is not what I had in mind.

We have one,the best in fact,in Rodri.
What we still need....is a competent replacement/alternative/partner,and Rice more than fits that bill.