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Declan Rice

Mirth

Qwiss if Man City are this keen on him then it does feel like we’re losing on a big player

HomeSteak

Mirth I don't think they are. He will be Kevin Philips nr 2 there (amazing how they can pay 50 mil for that guy, play him 10 games and then move on to the next back-up, a 100 mil one). He won't start every game, but it stops us from getting better and they have another great option in the middle of the pitch. But yeah, he is not pushin Rodri or Stones to the bench

Mirth

HomeSteak well, either way - if city are paying this much just to stop us from having him then that’s a sign too. They obviously know there’s other options on the market too

Also Phillips was injured for most of his first season so I’m not sure the comparison holds

Pepe LeFrits

Sounds like City are operating under similar valuations as us anyway. If we match their bid I agree with @goon, I think he'll choose us. City have already signed Kovacic and have Rodri already - don't think he'll risk going the way of Kalvin Phillips if Arteta's vision of Arsenal with him at the centre of it is an option.

Course, a 300k a week wage with all sorts of add ons from unrelated third party companies could make him change his mind

Big Willie

HomeSteak both tweets within a space of 55 minutes.

Gazza M

there is a slightly conspiratorial suggestion that city didn't like that we were tapping up gundogan before the season was over, and are making a point of going after rice. they want him, but they also want to put us in our place

HomeSteak

😆

JazzG

Well if anything shows that he is worth the kind of money being banded around if the top two clubs in the league are offering it. Then you have the likes of Man Utd who also want the player.

Sounds like they've offered £75m + £15m in addons. Two instalments on main fee and addons more easily achievable.

HomeSteak

The westham guy saying the City bid is 95 +15.

Pepe LeFrits

If we're only talking a £10m difference on a 90-100 million deal and we lose Rice, I will be so pissed. It'll be like missing out on Xabi Alonso all over again.

KingslandBarge

Not sure I believe that but either way more market distortion from these pricks. Between them and Chelsea ruining the game.

QuincyAbeyie

KingslandBarge Aren't we also doing that with our Rice bids then? I don't think they'll go way beyond ours.

Sicario2 - Tier 1

#eduout if we Fuck this up again.

Always the nearly men whether that’s going for title/top 4 or main transfer targets

Embarrassing if we don’t get him.

goon

This is the reliable West Ham guy:

JazzG

"Arsenal's hesitance and low offers", fucking hell we bid £90m for him not bloody £10m! 😆

Gazza M

JazzG transfer market is so finished

Panda

We made a fair offer. He's not worth much more. I don't know why, but I never could see him in an Arsenal shirt.

His progressive passing is also non-existent, though I understand he progresses the ball by dribbling with it.

Don't see him getting much gametime at City because of his passing but I am sure we can sign at least 1 very good midfielder with our Rice money.

JazzG

Don't know yet what City's actual offer is.

goon

That City rumour was always nonsense, clubs don't just come in and bid an extra 30m out of kindness - certainly not City who are normally quite sensible.

Worth remembering that it suits West Ham to paint in image that they're getting pissed off and that Rice could change his mind. They've been leaking City's interest since the start.

Sicario2 - Tier 1

Man City have also lost out on the likes of Jorginho and Cucurella so there is still some hope yet

Qwiss

Sicario2 - Tier 1 and Bellingham

JazzG

Sicario2 - Tier 1 If they've got a price they won't go over it, even if it means they lose the player. It is the best way to be especially when people know you've got the money.

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