Declan Rice

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Matt.D said:
Why is everyone so salty about Rice? Players are allowed to choose where they want to play. When we signed Aguero, David Silva and Yaya we weren’t the best team in the country but we sold the club to them. As City haven’t properly moved for Rice until this week maybe he’s already seen himself at Arsenal for months, knowing how he fits into the team and it means he can stay in London.

If anything it’s piss poor from City to have waited for Gundo to make a decision and not have someone lined up that we know will definitely come. Problem is that players of the status of Rice won’t have been happy to be told our move for them was dependent on a 32 year old leaving. & Kovacic is not a replacement for Gundo, if he was we wouldn’t have been in for Rice.

I’m not convinced Rice was the right profile of player to replace Gundo anyway, but then I don’t see many great attacking number 8s around either. Pep will find a way to make sure we are bang in the mix for every trophy regardless as he always does.
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Do we really think that Gundo hadn’t made his mind up until the last week?

Beggars belief that we didn’t know he was leaving. Even if it wasn’t concrete we will have prepared thoroughly and professionally for his replacement such is the City way, post 2008.
 
Jogon 127 said:
Do we really think that Gundo hadn’t made his mind up until the last week?

Beggars belief that we didn’t know he was leaving. Even if it wasn’t concrete we will have prepared thoroughly and professionally for his replacement such is the City way, post 2008.
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Yea it looks like we have prepared thoroughly that’s why we have come in for a player who had already agreed to join Arsenal who had done the groundwork of the deal with Rice for months.
 
Matt.D said:
Why is everyone so salty about Rice? Players are allowed to choose where they want to play. When we signed Aguero, David Silva and Yaya we weren’t the best team in the country but we sold the club to them. As City haven’t properly moved for Rice until this week maybe he’s already seen himself at Arsenal for months, knowing how he fits into the team and it means he can stay in London.

If anything it’s piss poor from City to have waited for Gundo to make a decision and not have someone lined up that we know will definitely come. Problem is that players of the status of Rice won’t have been happy to be told our move for them was dependent on a 32 year old leaving. & Kovacic is not a replacement for Gundo, if he was we wouldn’t have been in for Rice.

I’m not convinced Rice was the right profile of player to replace Gundo anyway, but then I don’t see many great attacking number 8s around either. Pep will find a way to make sure we are bang in the mix for every trophy regardless as he always does.
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Piss poor to allow Gundo some time to decide his future after what he has done for city? This is an embarrassing view. Fuck sake have abit of respect. We don’t treat players like crap and long may it continue. If future transfers can’t wait to see if city are interested then fuck them. We are offering the best of the best in terms of a trainer and facilities alongside a nice wedge. Any player that don’t view it that way is welcome to walk on.
 
Matt.D said:
Yea it looks like we have prepared thoroughly that’s why we have come in for a player who had already agreed to join Arsenal who had done the groundwork of the deal with Rice for months.
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To be fair to Gundo, if he is going then the decision may not have been made until the game was won in Istanbul.. For me, even though I’m sad about it, there really isn’t a better time for a player to move on..
 
JWCH-99 said:
Just putting together the fact that most journalists are leading today with rice prefers arsenal. We’ve heard we are interested from people on here and other journalists. A bid was supposed to be imminent but hasn’t arrived West Ham side again according to West Ham journalists and city journalists and some ‘ITK’ on here. We haven’t distanced ourselves cuz it may still happen if arsenal can’t meet West Ham’s demands.

I could be completely wrong but it sounds the most logical explanation no? If we don’t trust what any of these journalists are saying what’s the point of this thread- we may as well just wait for official club announcements?
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Let him come out and say I won't go to Manchester City.

Until then we're still in the game.

This won't come down to a fee or payment terms ,its all be on the player's preference...not necessarily professional ambition !!
 
I like Rice, he seems like a good lad and he'd do well for us, but I don't think he's a once in a lifetime generational player that we need to be all in for as we were with Haaland. I'd also be fascinated to see whether he can do it at the highest of levels with Arsenal. If he wants to come to us great but I won't be losing too much sleep if he doesn't. There will equally good options and better value elsewhere.
 
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