Declan Rice

[Lord Blue]

If West Ham are expecting us to bid, why are they supposedly wanting a third bid from Arsenal to end the saga
smells like no bid expected from us

 

[JTFactsPlz]

He doesn’t get the complete ins and outs of every transfer saga. Only Txiki knows that. Anyone that tells you otherwise is lying.

Not suggesting he'd know the "complete ins and outs" but seems he knows enough to have the general gist. If he hasn't passed that on, or doesn't know, fair enough.

 

[Thaksinssoldier]

Not sure who’s briefed you that mate but I can categorically guarantee that we won’t be firming up our very clear interest. That’s come from somebody today at the club that is ‘in the know’ and a close mate I trust implicitly.

It correlates with what I’ve heard which is Rice’s camp hasn’t had a single call from our end up until the weekend. Tolmie knows who my sources are and they are nowhere near city’s side of things but I’d heard phone calls were not happening whatsoever between city and the players people.

If Tolmie is correct and he has form for being just that, the lack of calls could change very fast, but all the chatter last week from others looks very shaky as of now.

 

[Thaksinssoldier]

If we do manage to get rice, Kalvin could move to Arsenal?

We won’t sell to them again.

 

[DeBlueLou]

It correlates with what I’ve heard which is Rice’s camp hasn’t had a single call from our end up until the weekend. Tolmie knows who my sources are and they are nowhere near city’s side of things but I’d heard phone calls were not happening whatsoever between city and the players people.

If Tolmie is correct and he has form for being just that, the lack of calls could change very fast, but all the chatter last week from others looks very shaky as of now.

Im just surprised that, IF Arsenal are his "ONLY" preference, why haven't Arsenal made another bid? Something is fishy in this saga.

 

[DeBlueLou]

We won’t sell to them again.

Sounded like West Ham wants Phillips. It would be a win-win if Phillips goes the other way if Rice chooses City somehow.

 

[malg]

Sorry mate. I understand your info is passed on in good faith but the part about Kalvin being told he won’t get opportunities next season is just complete BS.

I literally spoke to Kalvin one week ago and he has communicated to the club he is 100% staying to fight for his place and he has been assured that he will remain a key part of the first team squad by Pep himself. He’ll get more game time next season if he impresses in training and if he takes the opportunities he’s given.

I hope so. For some reason I quite like Phillips. He has that Grealish thing to his character, seems a very down to earth lad. I hope he makes it.

 

[GX Blue]

You think I’d share every piece of info he kindly gives to me on a public forum ? He gets told snippets himself and I asked him beforehand if he was fine for me to post about what he told
me today on Rice. Believe it or not I couldn’t really care tbh.

Just asking that’s all.

I agree. I think it’s a no go.

But then you write something like that so I think, I’ll check if this guy has previous.

Looking at your posts last summer you usually do look between the lines and not jump on every transfer story like some on here but you did put last summer you had no inside knowledge. Hence my question about your mate?

 

[wolviedinho]

We are or were as the case now is interested in Rice. For a reason unknown to me (could be fee being asked, other preferred targets, player preferring Arsenal plus many other factors that influence things) we have decided not to do the deal.

I understand that but if Pep has given Phillips his backing then why go near Rice at all?

It don’t make any sense. Amateur hour from those involved in transfers and quite frankly it is not like us.

If the fee stopped us going any further it still doesn’t explain why we enquired about declan. Anyway, thanks for the info.

Fuck this my head is sore -:)

 

[harley]

So according to molly no deal no more rice. Hope this is the end of this so we can move on