Declan Rice

[Xhavenjoe]

Garcia…..makes me shiver

Is he still at Barcelona.
I'd forgotten all about him

 

[Chi-town blues]

Have we actually made an official bid?

No but it’s simmering on low heat.

 

[Ric]

City 2/1 Arsenal odds on,don't think we we're ever in for him.

We wouldn’t be 2/1 if we were never even in for him.

 

[JTFactsPlz]

How difficult is it now for players when they let their family be their agents. Because most of these players agents (Rice or Kane) won’t have any experience of an actual transfer as many agents will have. So does that just make the transfer 10x more difficult because that will be the first time they get into talking to other clubs?

Oh God, has Rice got his dad as his agent or something? If so, he's going down in my estimation for that alone. Absolutely stupid.

 

[I'm Blue]

Not really bothered if we sign him or not.
Our second or third choices have worked out well in the past.
However we should be sticking a bid in if only to drive the price up for the arse.

 

[wolfie1988]

Thank you for valuable insight on how we should chase away a player we spent a significant outlay only last year because someone's wandering eyes happen to fall on the same new bling the Tarquins want.

Nope. Not particularly bothered about Rice. Think Pep could do a good with him but he isn't high on my wanted list. We've won it all, I'm past caring.

Was more talking about his own career.

 

[HolisticJim]

Is he still at Barcelona.
I'd forgotten all about him

Dammit. No laughing emoji

 

[wolfie1988]

Ake made just 13 appearances in his debut season. Fewer than Mendy, Zinchenko and Ferran Torres. Eric García made 20 the season before.

True, so there is a precedent but his "almost getting it" quote last week worried me

 

[come-on-barney]

Nope. Not particularly bothered about Rice. Think Pep could do a good with him but he isn't high on my wanted list. We've won it all, I'm past caring.

Was more talking about his own career.

Pleased someone else noticed that - last sentence.

 

[HolisticJim]

How difficult is it now for players when they let their family be their agents. Because most of these players agents (Rice or Kane) won’t have any experience of an actual transfer as many agents will have. So does that just make the transfer 10x more difficult because that will be the first time they get into talking to other clubs?

 

[Brightwell Bros.]

Not really bothered if we sign him or not.
Our second or third choices have worked out well in the past.
However we should be sticking a bid in if only to drive the price up for the arse.

Driving up the price for Arsenal drives up the price for our second and third choices!

 

[urban genie]

You know, I wont feel we have been snubbed, I wpn't feel tge arse have one upped us, I will think it gives Perrone a chance to break through and Philips, also Julie can come into his own sitting in Kevs role behind Haaland.

Not getting rice is not a blow, not replacing walker if he goes would be or sorting out Gvardiol

 

[I'm Blue]

Driving up the price for Arsenal drives up the price for our second and third choices!

We can afford it they can’t : )

 

[lazerblue]

maybe he doesn't think he's got what it takes to play for pep and is afraid of failing, whereas he's guarranteed to play every week at the arse

 

[birchwoodgingerste]

maybe he doesn't think he's got what it takes to play for pep and is afraid of failing, whereas he's guarranteed to play every week at the arse

Or maybe we wait and see if he comes.still early days

 

[willipp]

Or maybe we wait and see if he comes.still early days

Or maybe he just wants to play for Arsenal.

 

[Superace]

The absolute meltdown this will cause Arsenal fans (again) if we get Rice will be incredible and for that reason alone… Txiki get it done

It would be funny.

 

[Superace]

We wouldn’t be 2/1 if we were never even in for him.

Not sure that's true, odds change on bets more than anything else. Rumors can change odds significantly regardless of how true or false they are.

 

[Damien10]

Rice has got Arteta twerking.

 

[PoorTom]

Or maybe he just wants to play for Arsenal.

it is entirely possible that he wants to start
every game and keep his place in the national team which obviously is far easier to achieve in arse than in City.

playing under pep may not be everybody's challenge.