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[tolmie's hairdoo]

Get in. Best ITK outside of @tolmie's hairdoo

But remember who mentioned him first ;)

 

[Coatigan]

Arsenal fans claim they too can offer Rice what he really wants first and foremost, the chance to win trophies.

Forgetting that he has already won one trophy more than this Arsenal team.

 

[bluemonkey71]

Can we now accept then that we want Rice ;)

If it has got to this stage, I fail to see he hasn't given his approval and that we will allow ourselves to be bullied off the pot by Arsenal or anyone else.

Why the same offer as Arsenal? Surprised we didn’t gazump them

 

[Coatigan]

Why the same offer as Arsenal? Surprised we didn’t gazump them

Not that we'll ever know, but as claimed, it is not the same offer as Arsenal. It is 5m more up front. And less of a gamble with add-ons.

 

[tolmie's hairdoo]

Problem with that is Bellingham said yes to club. All depends on playing time and maybe closeness to home for rice to consider

Arsenal ain't Real Madrid. I think the dynamics are slightly different IMO.

We have come to the party late on Rice and have clearly tried to establish a yes or no in the space of a few days.

City were always wary of Bellingham and how it could end up with Madrid.

Rice has had just Arsenal as an option.

Bellingham could easily have chosen to move back to England, I just see the Rice stuff as wishful thinking from Arsenal fans and a London-centric media he needs to remain close to his extended family.

City never get in to a public bidding war unless they have a very good idea we are already going to be successful.

I'm sure Arsenal will be trying to speak to Rice and his agent today to ask what the fuck is going on.

 

[tolmie's hairdoo]

Why the same offer as Arsenal? Surprised we didn’t gazump them

It's very different. Arsenal have £15m structured over winning big trophies!

 

[Cheadle_hulmeBlue]

Problem with that is Bellingham said yes to club. All depends on playing time and maybe closeness to home for rice to consider

Did Bellingham really say yes to us?

From what I’ve, which is only rumours, is that he was always going to move to Madrid

 

[Mad 4 It]

He’s agreed to go somewhere imho, not necessarily WHU.
That’s my take anyway, based on TH’s recent posts from people

Arsenal ain't Real Madrid. I think the dynamics are slightly different IMO.

We have come to the party late on Rice and have clearly tried to establish a yes or no in the space of a few days.

City were always wary of Bellingham and how it could end up with Madrid.

Rice has had just Arsenal as an option.

Bellingham could easily have chosen to move back to England, I just see the Rice stuff as wishful thinking from Arsenal fans and a London-centric media he needs to remain close to his extended family.

City never get in to a public bidding war unless they have a very good idea we are already going to be successful.

I'm sure Arsenal will be trying to speak to Rice and his agent today to ask what the fuck is going on.

I’m guessing Phillips has agreed to leave otherwise we wouldn’t have bid

 

[samuelyeboah]

Certainly the "he only wants arsenal" media blitz has quieted down

 

[uwe rosler 28]

Arsenal ain't Real Madrid. I think the dynamics are slightly different IMO.

We have come to the party late on Rice and have clearly tried to establish a yes or no in the space of a few days.

City were always wary of Bellingham and how it could end up with Madrid.

Rice has had just Arsenal as an option.

Bellingham could easily have chosen to move back to England, I just see the Rice stuff as wishful thinking from Arsenal fans and a London-centric media he needs to remain close to his extended family.

City never get in to a public bidding war unless they have a very good idea we are already going to be successful.

I'm sure Arsenal will be trying to speak to Rice and his agent today to ask what the fuck is going on.

Its not like arsenal have been flirting with other midfield players have they? Seems to me they were trying to get rice to push west ham to selling him on the cheap. Backfired