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He is, but I don't see us getting into a protracted bidding contest. It'll either be done soon or not at all.
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Declan Rice
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How about a lightly used Kalvin Phillips instead?I was resigned to losing Rice many months ago and I’m pleased if it’s City he goes too, would hate to see him in a Arsenal or Chelsea shirt.
I wonder how many on here will quickly change there minds after slating him when I’ve said he’s one the best midfielders in the world - by far the best Hammers player I’ve seen in my lifetime (1992+)
Anyhow, he wants to win trophies, he wants to move on - he’s served us well and vast majority of Hammers fans will wish him well. If you could chuck us Foden as part of the deal that would be great.
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How about a lightly used Kalvin Phillips instead?
Yeh would deffo take that.
He’s absolutely quality just don’t think he fits us. But we’ve been proven wrong on other occasions and I’d be happy for it to happen if the links are realI can’t believe some City fans are saying they don’t want him. Either way he’s a quality player.
Are we in for rice to put one over Arsenal. Apparently we pull out of deal to gets rivals to overspend and impact their window buying power.
This city fan influencer came on the TalkSport this evening and started spotting this and how we are not really in for Rice but upping the price for arsenal saying it gamership?
Does anyone ACTUALLY believe this?
This city fan influencer came on the TalkSport this evening and started spotting this and how we are not really in for Rice but upping the price for arsenal saying it gamership?
Does anyone ACTUALLY believe this?
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Are we in for rice to put one over Arsenal. Apparently we pull out of deal to gets rivals to overspend and impact their window buying power.
This city fan influencer came on the TalkSport this evening and started spotting this and how we are not really in for Rice but upping the price for arsenal saying it gamership?
Does anyone ACTUALLY believe this?
Absolute nonsense, we are in for him
I was resigned to losing Rice many months ago and I’m pleased if it’s City he goes too, would hate to see him in a Arsenal or Chelsea shirt.
I wonder how many on here will quickly change there minds after slating him when I’ve said he’s one the best midfielders in the world - by far the best Hammers player I’ve seen in my lifetime (1992+)
Anyhow, he wants to win trophies, he wants to move on - he’s served us well and vast majority of Hammers fans will wish him well. If you could chuck us Foden as part of the deal that would be great.
Tbf I don’t think there are many city fans who doubt whether Rice is a very good player it’s more whether he is the right player to play no. 8 for us.
In this Pep team we’ve seen Silva, De Bruyne, Gundogan and Bernardo in our number 8 positions and more recently Foden. Rice just isn’t at their level in terms of skill, close control and ability to score and create chances.
He has lots of other qualities and if we didn’t have Rodri he would be good enough to play as a number 6 here. But we do have Rodri who is the best 6 in the world.
Maybe Pep has looked around world football and not seen players as good as the 8s he’s had before so has gone for a different profile - imo there is a real lack of depth in quality in world football in all attacking positions at the moment in comparison to previous eras. Obviously if we are bidding 100m then Pep has a vision about how him and Rodri can play together and also sees him covering for Rodri to give him a break too.
Fwiw at the moment I see him being more likely to end up at Arsenal.
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Great post. Lot of truth in that.Tbf I don’t think there are many city fans who doubt whether Rice is a very good player it’s more whether he is the right player to play no. 8 for us.
In this Pep team we’ve seen Silva, De Bruyne, Gundogan and Bernardo in our number 8 positions and more recently Foden. Rice just isn’t at their level in terms of skill, close control and ability to score and create chances.
He has lots of other qualities and if we didn’t have Rodri he would be good enough to play as a number 6 here. But we do have Rodri who is the best 6 in the world.
Maybe Pep has looked around world football and not seen players as good as the 8s he’s had before so has gone for a different profile - imo there is a real lack of depth in quality in world football in all attacking positions at the moment in comparison to previous eras. Obviously if we are bidding 100m then Pep has a vision about how him and Rodri can play together and also sees him covering for Rodri to give him a break too.
Fwiw at the moment I see him being more likely to end up at Arsenal.
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I don't think I do. :( But it's looking like he will end up here.I don’t know if I want Rice to come here or not.
He is, I'd rather have other players if we could only have 1I can’t believe some City fans are saying they don’t want him. Either way he’s a quality player.
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