Declan Rice

[Blue warrior]

We wont be ready they will be winning that friendly

Probably right tbh mate.

 

[GaudinoMotors]

How do we know they were personally i think we have dodged 2 bullets.

We are bullet contortionists.

 

[Dribble]

In what world would Pep try to help Arsenal close a deal for a top midfielder? I can totally see them trying to force Arsenal into a mistake (pay more than he’s worth), although I believe we genuinely wanted him for 90, but I don’t think Pep tries to help the closest competition! What about his relentless drive to dominate would make anyone believe he intentionally tried to help Arsenal get Rice?

As I said, who knows? It's all transfer window speculation & personally I pay little attention to any of it until I see the player sat next to Txiki.

I just don't get what the big deal is about it all? Are people claiming Eni's lying? If so, on what basis is she a liar?

She claimed she's done what she reasoned City did when she was a DoF. Is it impossible? No. It's totally plausible. However, personally I couldn't care less.

The facts are City made a bid which forced Arsenal to up their bid by £15m, & then we pulled out. The rest is just opinions, as the only people who'll truly know what City did & our reasons for doing it are Manchester City.

City have my complete trust, so there's really nothing more for me to get het up about. Rice is on his way to Arse, so is nothing to do with City. That's the be all & end all of it mate... \0/

 

[Dribble]

They haven't agreed anything yet. They will do, they'll pay whatever West Ham as they always would have done. The idea we'd have helped that happen is ridiculous

And you know this for certain how?

 

[Dribble]

The fact we bid a figure that had already been rejected tells me it was just a message to Arsenal that we were interested and intended to panic them into upping their bid.
It was a free hit for us.
If we were serious about buying him, surely our initial bid would have been higher than Arsenal's.

I've no idea mate, but it was certainly a weird figure to bid seeing as Arse just had the same figure rejected by WHU. Who knows? \0/

 

[Otamendi's Beard]

Out of Arsenal's signings you'd take Rice. But none of the three would get in our best 11.

Havertz is average and Timber has potential. That's all for now.

 

[TonyColemansbagofapples]

Havertz is shite, Rice is ok and Timber is something of an unknown. A lot of ex-Ajax have flattered to deceive..........DeLigt, Gravenberch and, of course, Donny, PMSL

 

[the talisman]

Huge pressure on Arsenal now.
The media will never shut the fuck up about how they have to win the champions league …

 

[FatedBlue77]

You know what I take pleasure in? Our stature and aura as a club is so big that when we submitted just our opening bid which was the same as arsenal 2nd rejected bid, it caused arsenal to shit themselves, panic and overpay straight away. They didn't want to fuck around anymore with their haggling with west ham when we entered the fray.

 

[SebastianBlue]

Has the flapping subsided or are we still in the midst of a Category 5 flapicane?

 

[Lavinda Past]

I agree in part, but it has been accepted no? I think the deal is all but done, pending medical etc. We move on and bid £100m for Kimmich.. or less than that, Barella. Either way, we can watch on with interest, speculate on here etc, all the while knowing that we have the best people on the job.

I agree with you. I just work on the basis that no deal is done at any club until we see the club announce the signing.

 

[blue moony]

Has the flapping subsided or are we still in the midst of a Category 5 flapicane?

Pathetic some of the posts ...

Good job they weren't around when we were signing players like Lee Bradbury....

 

[Zenmanc]

Eh?

Bellingham was a main target and Rice was the alternative. We didnt put a bid in just because Arsenal did. Anyone thinking we did so to increase the amount Arsenal had to pay is either a moron or a teenager on twitter.

I meant Gvardiol will likely be the only other signing.

Thought it was self explanatory.

Whatever you want to think, we did as we always do and bid our valuation... Arsenal topped it and we didn't pull a Man United and throw more money in. Rice was never even mentioned until it looked clear Arsenal were going for him... We likely knew they'd bid again and the result was they paid over the odds. Thought that was self explanatory.

 

[kenbelly]

Rice is a great signing for Arsenal, good luck to them…..I just see Foden & Kovacic causing havoc through the middle, the Viking will be feasting all Season.

 

[Jhammer]

Thank you to City for pushing the price up for us. All the best for next season

 

[LongsightM13]

City are a serious business and run efficiently. They do not go around making spurious bids to bump up the price.

Our bid was higher in upfront fee, more achievable add ons and with a payment schedule more to WH liking.

Arsenal could have easily walked away and then what? Leaving us to pay £90m for a player we only bid on for kicks and giggles?

Sometimes things are just what they seem. We wanted Rice. We valued him at £90m. The end.

Amazing how many people can’t seem to grasp this succinct and accurate analysis
We liked him, but not at any price. We bid our maximum valuation of him then walked away, as we have done multiple times
No more to it than that

 

[bluesince76]

And you know this for certain how?

Occam's Razor

 

[LongsightM13]

Thank you to City for pushing the price up for us. All the best for next season

Sullivan has also inadvertently raised Kalvin Phillips’ price by another £10m so swings and roundabouts

 

[sutty66]

Sullivan has also inadvertently raised Kalvin Phillips’ price by another £10m so swings and roundabouts

Hope so.. but think they will get mcfred!! Unfortunately

 

[SebastianBlue]

Pathetic some of the posts ...

Good job they weren't around when we were signing players like Lee Bradbury....

We could be signing the AI-reconstituted mind of Ray Bradbury for our media team and people would flap about us missing out on Orwell’s neural network to Arsenal.