Declan Rice

[The Light Was Yellow Sir]

What checks do you want placed on the media's free speech that don't already exist?

Retractions and proven lies taking up the same space and being in the same place as the original story would do.

 

[urban genie]

so any news on rice

 

[Protein Junkie]

Thank you Vorderman

Is that the bald Cnut in Harry Potter - do t like him.

 

[give it to gordon]

She effectively said if she wanted a player but her club were messing around with low numbers, shed ask other clubs to outbid her club to prompt them into paying what the selling club wanted. The legality of which you decide.
But to stop the moaners moaning… She was talking about the Rice deal so it’s relevant ;)

Wouldnt that be against pl guidelines ?

 

[manimanc]

so any news on rice

Arsenal are fried, we're boiling away nicely.

 

[Gray]

so any news on rice

He’s a pudding.

 

[not my fault!]

Wouldnt that be against pl guidelines ?

Yes… but I believe she stated she was sporting director so was in the US at the time.

 

[give it to gordon]

so any news on rice

In two minutes

 

[HelloCity]

so any news on rice

Almost boiled.

 

[Kippaxpete]

I do t think it’s about the amount, more the structure. Rumour or however you wish to call it? Was that Arsenal had offered £80m plus £10m in add-ones. Issue was they only wanted to pay £15m upfront then the rest over 5 years (you’d assume the term of his deal?). City had offered the same but £37.5m now, £37.5m next season then £10m in realistic bonuses they could see next season also.
£90m is close enough to the £100m they want, we may now see City offer £20m in bonuses over a longer term which will sweeten the deal but I do t see either club offering more than the £80m actual fee.

A little convoluted but, in short, nail on the head! It wouldn't surprise me if both us and the Arse were prepared to meet the total fee demanded by West Ham. However, we have the financial muscle to offer a larger chunk up front.