Declan Rice

[Gumzy97]

Depending on the structure of the payments would imagine that would get accepted by West Ham. Be interesting to see what we do next

It won't been briefed that West ham want near the Bellingham fee of 115 million

 

[bluwes]

Has to be BS right??

Cross is an Arsenal fan

 

[gghjhg]

Rumors Arsenals next bid is 90 plus 5 million in addons.

That isnt getting accepted

 

[Manc Born & Bred]

Presumably Aluko has made a verbal bid

 

[Semper aggressus]

Depending on the structure of the payments would imagine that would get accepted by West Ham. Be interesting to see what we do next

We have to outbid their next bid.

 

[DeBlueLou]

We have to outbid their next bid.

If the bid, as reported, 90 + 5, City will outbid it. No doubt.

 

[Bluearmy]

Wonder if City are doing West Ham a favour bumping up the eventual price the Arse pay and the quid quo pro is in return we offload Phillips to them.

Hi Eniola

 

[Calv_from_the_frog]

Now that we've signed Kovacic, I genuinely don't see where Rice fits in (especially given the profile of the other players that we're supposedly after).

Spot the odd one out:

Kovacic - Chelsea - Prefers 8, can play 6
Gvardiol - Leipzig - Plays 5 or 3
Hakimi - PSG - Plays 2
Rice - West fucking Ham - ?

 

[Cobwebcat]

She says 40 appearances. I imagine a lot were sub and I saw something on here of a goal every 130 minutes, so I suspect she's seen that stat, the 19 in 40 and completely messed up her point.

But I could be being kind, as the bit on Talkshite today made about as much sense as the idiots you find on Market St claiming a conspiracy about the earth being flat

I stand corrected she does say appearances but it’s still nonsense. I couldn’t do the maths with only that information.

Her idea about City helping Arsenal was comedy gold but she is entitled to her theory I suppose.

 

[Chopper2115]

Now that we've signed Kovacic, I genuinely don't see where Rice fits in (especially given the profile of the other players that we're supposedly after).

Spot the odd one out:

Kovacic - Chelsea - Prefers 8, can play 6
Gvardiol - Leipzig - Plays 5 or 3
Hakimi - PSG - Plays 2
Rice - West fucking Ham - ?

Don’t reckon city would go nowhere near Hakimi.

 

[bluwes]

If the bid, as reported, 90 + 5, City will outbid it. No doubt.

Don’t need to out bid. West Ham prefer the payment structure that we offered. Bid the same put paid over two years. Arsenal wanted payment over the life of the contract

 

[DeBlueLou]

Now that we've signed Kovacic, I genuinely don't see where Rice fits in (especially given the profile of the other players that we're supposedly after).

Spot the odd one out:

Kovacic - Chelsea - Prefers 8, can play 6
Gvardiol - Leipzig - Plays 5 or 3
Hakimi - PSG - Plays 2
Rice - West fucking Ham - ?

There is loads of space for Rice to play. Both at 8, with KDB being fragile, and Phillips leaving, at 6. Pep clearly has an idea as hes pushing for him

 

[harley]

Presumably Aluko has made a verbal bid

No she's got verbal diarrhoea

 

[Xhavenjoe]

Presumably Aluko has made a verbal bid

Is verbal the same as oral?
Just an enquiry?

 

[deano ou812]

Presumably Aluko has made a verbal bid

Yeah verbal diarrhoea..

 

[manimanc]

Has to be BS right??

Absolutely. Cross is a gooner and like the most of them in the public eye and the mainstream are bitter as fuck and will bang the Arsenal drum at every opportunity.
I think when you got journalists or keyboard warriors as they are now known, putting half baked shite out like this then they know when a deal is done.
And Rice to Arsenal isn't the deal.

 

[Jesus H Gabz]

Now that we've signed Kovacic, I genuinely don't see where Rice fits in (especially given the profile of the other players that we're supposedly after).

Spot the odd one out:

Kovacic - Chelsea - Prefers 8, can play 6
Gvardiol - Leipzig - Plays 5 or 3
Hakimi - PSG - Plays 2
Rice - West fucking Ham - ?

John Stones - played for Barnsley
Let Pep worry about everything else fella

 

[harley]

Is verbal the same as oral?
Just an enquiry?

They can't stop talking - in her case she can't stop talking shite. I remember the crap she gave mark sampson

 

[Calv_from_the_frog]

There is loads of space for Rice to play. Both at 8, with KDB being fragile, and Phillips leaving, at 6. Pep clearly has an idea as hes pushing for him

He's not gonna replace Rodri @ 6, and he's not going to move to share a role.

Regarding the 7 role that KDB occupies, he isn't a good enough footballer (and I don't mean just to do a KDB impression, I mean not to do a Yaya impression either).

As I said, I just can't see it.

 

[PragueBlue]

As is usually the case, we will have a valuation and we won't go above that.

I suspect he'll go to Arsenal as they probably need him more and are more likely to be desperate enough to pay WH what they want in the end.