Declan Rice

[Blue_Rossy]

I hope we get him just for the piss boiling fan channel reactions. Plus he's a good player

 

[PJM1891]

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Confess, you've been waiting for the moment to use that haven't you?

 

[Champions Again Ole Ole]

The man, the myth, the legend…mr @tolmie's hairdoo -:)

The same fella who told us Bellingham said yes.

 

[Ghostofmerlin]

I don’t think we’d be bidding if we didn't know Phillips was heading out of the door, to West Ham or anywhere else.

I hope we get Rice and keep Philips. Just to see the pitchforks and torches. Would be hilarious

 

[Rammy Blue]

The problem with swapping is wages. Phillips must be on a fair wedge at City.

Why is it “a problem”?

 

[Jack74]

Sam Lee jumping on the band wagon & being a pound shop Fabrizio

Tbf he did post the article this afternoon not after the bid

 

[foggy1974]

We've sat down and spoke to them. We've been told his preferred club is arsenal. Surely we don't put in a bid and embarrass ourselves if we don't think we're gonna get him?

All seriousness, he needs to look at the history of players who we have been seriously in for that have chosen someone else over us.... Maguire, Fred, Sanchez, Ronaldo. Its not worked out for any of them. Has there been a player who has turned us down and gone on to do good things?

Messi ???

 

[RayCTID]

Why is it “a problem”?

Moving Phillips on. Any buyer might very reluctant in paying his current salary and West Ham might not be too keen on that deal.

 

[samuelyeboah]

don't want a bidding war here tbh.

 

[Rammy Blue]

I hope we get Rice and keep Philips. Just to see the pitchforks and torches. Would be hilarious

Strange take, fill a valuable squad spot with a player who won’t get minutes?

 

[Thaksinssoldier]

90 mil and Cole Palmer with a buy back I reckon.

 

[Dr Jacoby]

Confess, you've been waiting for the moment to use that haven't you?

Maybe :P

He actually sang it on A League of Their Own.

 

[ninjamonkey]

I don't think rice is a £100 million player in general tbh but I especially don't think he is a £100 million player to us in that I don't think he's going to be pivotal to our side. Also a bit skeptical of how creative we will be if we've got rodri, rice and stones in midfield ahead of a back 3 and no fullbacks. that puts a hefty amount of pressure on kdb or whoever is the other most advanced midfielder to be the main creator.

He does have all the base ingredients for a top player and is young enough for pep to mould him into that and I would really really love to see the arsenal fans reaction if we gazump them and prevent them from strengthening significantly, that alone is worth the asking price in my eyes. If we sign him, great, trust the plan pep and txiki have in place, if we don't though it's not something i think we will rue.

 

[Damien10]

I don’t think Arsenal will bid again. It’s over for them and they will know this.

Watch them start being linked to Caicedo again.

 

[deano ou812]

Hold on hold on,when are the rags putting their bid in probably be 8 or 9 players and £80mill..

 

[Didsbury Dave]

don't want a bidding war here tbh.

I don’t think there is one. We never do bidding wars. We do a deal with the player first. I think we are the only game in town now.

 

[chris8910]

My Arsenal-supporting mate says he's done with football if we get Rice lmao

One less red top to listen then.

 

[Rammy Blue]

Moving Phillips on. Any buyer might very reluctant in paying his current salary and West Ham might not be too keen on that deal.

Any time we move a player out we take some form of hit on the fee due to their wages, nothing new.

 

[RayCTID]

I don’t think Arsenal will bid again. It’s over for them and they will know this.

Watch them start being linked to Caicedo again.

They messed that one up the first time

 

[Mancity0303]