Declan Rice

[richards30]

Should hopefully hear some progress either way today then. Will force Arsenals hand to stump up as well if they are serious.

i`m hopeful any players we can include benefit the hammers more than any arsenal players? Also, i do believe they would rather sell to us than them as well? Easier to justify selling him to the champions and not standing in his way of going for a title again etc?

 

[DeBlueLou]

i`m hopeful any players we can include benefit the hammers more than any arsenal players? Also, i do believe they would rather sell to us than them as well? Easier to justify selling him to the champions and not standing in his way of going for a title again etc?

Sounds like Phillips can stay even with the inclusion of Rice… so I’d give West Ham Borges and Palmer. In good faith.

 

[richards30]

Sounds like Phillips can stay even with the inclusion of Rice… so I’d give West Ham Borges and Palmer. In good faith.

Loan or permanent mate?

 

[FantasyIreland]

Sounds like Phillips can stay even with the inclusion of Rice… so I’d give West Ham Borges and Palmer. In good faith.

Philips would be mad to stay here if he values playing time,and ultimately his career.

Rodri,Rice,Kovacic,and probably Stones and Lewis all ahead of him.

 

[FantasyIreland]

Loan or permanent mate?

Sell Palmer [25m] and loan Borges

 

[richards30]

Sell Palmer [25m] and loan Borges

Doesnt Borges only have a year left though mate?

 

[Keepingthefaithsince1976]

Sounds like Phillips can stay even with the inclusion of Rice… so I’d give West Ham Borges and Palmer. In good faith.

I can't believe any Blue would want Palmer gone. A local lad. Loves the club. Pep rates him very highly. A cool finisher.

 

[Edwaardz]

Has a bid actually gone in for him yet? I know TH said yesterday we were preparing one, but all the media are doing at the moment is speculating.

West Ham linked journos and the main West Ham ITK don't seem to think so.

 

[Sleeping_Easy]

It won't take weeks. I spoke directly yesterday to people involved.

We haven't made this move without a firm indication Rice would first choose us.

There is no advantage to be gained being publicly snubbed in favour of a team that hasn't won a league title for two decades and never been Champions of Europe.

Added to the fact, it makes a rod for City's back then trying to sign an alternative and being quoted ridiculous figures by other clubs.

City don't reveal their hand, albeit Sullivan isn't exactly helping by briefing off the record how strong our interest is.

Could it be a case similair to Bellingham though? Where he says yes to multiple clubs and then chooses from the offers left on the table

 

[richards30]

I can't believe any Blue would want Palmer gone. A local lad. Loves the club. Pep rates him very highly. A cool finisher.

A loan would benefit Cole though mate and he would likely play a lot more there?