Declan Rice

[Ajm1985]

Its not though is it. If the club blindly pay whatever a club is asking (and inflating) we will always be paying way above market rate. The club have to retain the strength to walk away.

Making a bid that you know will be rejected while competing against a club that have identified him as their number 1 target, is pointless. Our bid was only going to make Arsenal bid more - because it wasn't really that different. More than happy for the club not to move from their valuations and walk away - don't see the point in bidding when it's not going to be accepted.

 

[chris8910]

Not arsed. We have Jonny fucking Stones!

 

[vin]

Very interested to see who the next target is!

All this talk of pushing up Arsenal's price is absolute bollocks, though. West Ham were never going to accept below a certain price, no matter if there was a bidding war or not

There isn't one.

 

[FatedBlue77]

Lost one midfielder and bought in another so I don't really see it that way.

Kovacic was always going to be bought in regardless of whether gundo stayed or left.

 

[alexmcity]

A bit naive and arrogant really.

Don't think so. We probably didn't expect Arsenal to go that high. We could offer a better deal than Arsenal's latest bid, but we don't think it would make enough sense.

We value Rice at 90-95m, and we offer that. Arsenal value him at 105m, we move on.

 

[Tb1981]

maybe Eni aluko was right!!!

 

[akrh215]

I hope we will go all out for Barella

 

[Brightwell Bros.]

I fucking love transfer season.

I hate it when the football season interrupts it!

 

[ayrshire_blue]

So we've pulled out because his valuation is far too high.

Wirtz the problem?

 

[richards30]

Can Caicedo play as an 8? Genuine question, I don’t know. Because Rice could absolutely have been coached to play there.

Not sure to be honest mate, i hope the club has someone in mind though