Declan Rice

[Jokithedruid]

At 9am yesterday, Sullivan briefed off record that City were lodging a bid before lunchtime.

He's now keeping quiet.

So this info is from west han not city? Hmmm

 

[oldius]

I think what is very clear is that Arsenal are making every effort to support the manager and to become a very serious player. That is attractive, as is the opportunity to stay in London if your family are settled there. Meanwhile, we offer the here and now, the best of the best, and the chance to play with and learn from some of the finest players in the world game.

 

[Xhavenjoe]

If Rice had stayed with Ireland, he would be playing on a paddy field.

 

[JimmyGrimble10]

Radio silence.

Any idea why?

 

[richards30]

I think what is very clear is that Arsenal are making every effort to support the manager and to become a very serious player. That is attractive, as is the opportunity to stay in London if your family are settled there. Meanwhile, we offer the here and now, the best of the best, and the chance to play with and learn from some of the finest players in the world game.

If we offer the same as the arse though he will go there imo and if Pep wants him then we have to outbid them lot and also back our manager?

 

[Manc123]

It would be a bizarre policy to force the price up on a player, when it also then sets the market rate, elsewhere!!

There really are some stupid fucking people out there.

I'm guessing the so called 'fan' is buvey..... He's says things just to wind people up and get a reaction. He works with that Jennings fella who also talks crap.... So your assumption of stupid people fits them perfectly

 

[richards30]

I'm guessing the so called 'fan' is buvey..... He's says things just to wind people up and get a reaction. He works with that Jennings fella who also talks crap.... So your assumption of stupid people fits them perfectly

two absolute fucking idiots

 

[Brightwell Bros.]

And 2 years of Pep is worth a lifetime

2 years of Pep is a football PhD. Sets you up for your career. Even players that didn't "make it" at City have better connections, discipline, tactics and ultimately careers because of the Pep touch. They sing his praises. We've been shifting academy players who had a few training sessions with him for £10m because of the assumption that they'll be tactically diverse players.

 

[havefaith]

I've seen so many Arsenal fans asking how we can afford to pay for Rice right now.

They've long forgotten what prize money is.

A handy reminder for them, the rags and the scousers :-)

 

[Dobsy]

There's nothing in it for Rice to lie to us if his only choice remains Arsenal.

It pushes the fee up for Arsenal and also impacts negatively the wages he would receive from them.

Sullivan is the fly in the ointment, he is the one briefing our interest and bid timelines.

He's doing his job for his Club, but we can't control the messaging because of it.

Sure, "lied" is probably too strong a term tbf, it would be better to say that we've been told "yes" by plenty of people before who have then chosen to go elsewhere, so I'm not getting giddy.

Do you mean it would negatively impact the wages because they'd take the transfer money out of the wage packet? I'm not certain that follows necessarily because we see regularly see agents stoking bidding wars to play off clubs for wage offers.Why would they do this?