Declan Rice

[feelymcfeel]

If Declan Rice is a £105m player then Kalvin Phillips is worth at least 20 quid and a bag of chips.

Chips from a kebab house though, not like proper good chippy chips.

 

[Bluearmy]

It's a hell of an amount for them to splash on one player when they really need to sign 3 new defenders.

And a world class goalscorer. Not saying Rice doesnt improve them but their midfield of Xhaka/Partey/Odergaard was decent anyhow….

I wouldn't have signed either Rice or Havertz for £170 mil if i was them….

 

[KingGeorge]

I worry about what our plan C is after Bellingham and Rice.

We talk about Txiki finding Dias, but he also brought in Gomez as a plan B and he was miles off it.

 

[JewelZee]

I think City probably don't get another midfielder in this summer and we'll brief that we're comfortable with what we have in mid July. Pep will perform miracles and we'll make it 4 in a row.

The problem is when Pep goes. There's nobody comparable and we won't be able to pass on targets and sit on our high horse as much. If we don't shift from that stance a little, there may be choppy waters ahead

Why tho? Pep does not set club policy. That's an entirely different function performed at an elite level by Txiki and others who don't get nearly enough credit for the phenomenal job they do in managing the roster and the finances as well as maintaining an outstanding academy at all levels. While Pep is the orchestra conductor at first team level there are quality individuals throughout the organization that make us as successful as we are. I don't subscribe to the theory that Pep is a miracle worker and that we're doomed if he leaves. That's nonsense. While he is the best manager in the world I'm convinced there are others who would achieve great success within our structure. Is someone going to tell me someone like De Zerbi would not be winning trophies at this City? If Pep were to leave in 2 years, which I'm in no way certain he will, I'm sure we'll bring in someone in line with the levels we've established. Meanwhile, can we please stop and smell the roses just a bit instead of worrying about fucking 2025...

 

[SebastianBlue]

Anyone actually think Rice is worth ~1.5 Rodris?

 

[Lord Blue]

Arsenal have not won the league for 20 years. So it depends on what you mean by big club.

If you are talking historical before 92 then what about Nottingham Forrest for example or Aston Villa Are they not big clubs?

Currently City and Maybe Liverpool could claim big club title based on the silverware won over the last ten years.

Arsenal are just another club with money due to the premier leagues commercial power. I don’t understand the argument of big club.

By your logic, every team that has won in the past is a big club.

with all due respect, and despite the little dig and dodgy logic, i'm not getting dragged into an argument here.

its all about opinions and in my opinion Arsenal are still a big club.

 

[Eds]

I wonder if he does sign for Arsenal he will be known as the £105m Rice in the same way Jack was known for at least a season as £100m Grealish? Funny how Enzo Fernández wasn't known as £105m Fernández

 

[Project1]

Rice is a good player but he isn't worth more than £70m. Then again I didn't recon and I still don't recon Grealish is worth £100m.

 

[Thaksinssoldier]

It would also be funny if arsenal bid so high thinking they'd lose out.

Like the pratt who bids at auctions to look big only to win.

 

[Kamaro011]

I worry about what our plan C is after Bellingham and Rice.

We talk about Txiki finding Dias, but he also brought in Gomez as a plan B and he was miles off it.

Gomez actually is not proper plan b at all, he originally a CFG loanee turned into squad player when our only Fullback signing last summer Cucu not possible anymore.