Rice only wants us according to the reports. I think the City link is to spice up the story / pressure from West Ham to get us to give them what they want, i'd be surprised if Rice isn't done soon, if it is not already.Originally Posted by dostoy
Rice only wants us according to the reports. I think the City link is to spice up the story / pressure from West Ham to get us to give them what they want, i'd be surprised if Rice isn't done soon, if it is not already.
I’d be careful about putting too much stock in that, apparently Baldryck only wanted us
Phillips is probably a reminder for Rice to not go there. He’ll probably just be taking his spot on the bench.
If that’s true, maybe then that should give us pause as to why we want to spend 100 million on him
A player valued that much should be an instant starter even at a club like City
The difference is Rice only wants us as he doesn't currently want to move his young family out of the London area, I suspect if Chelsea weren't in a mess and had a good season he would have been off there.
Mudryk did want to move to us ahead of Chelsea but they offered better terms on the deal to Shaktar and he went there, i personally think he would have gone to any of the big 6 had they offered a better deal than Chelsea, Shaktar were very much in control of that deal and to a lesser extent Mudryk's destination. Caicedo seems to be similar to Mudryk in that he just wants out of Brighton to move to a more prestigious club and obviously increase his earning potential. Going by the reports, Caicedo seems quite happy to move to Chelsea in their current state.
I am not saying Rice will 100% happen, but it seems like it's a case of he moves to us this summer or he sees out his contract and moves to a London club next summer on a free. Rice situation is very different to Mudryk.
Thinking logically about this, the deal will get done at 100million or around that mark, it's halfway in the middle of our initial offer and West Ham's demands for him. I also think we will have to structure the deal more favourably to get it done, our first offer stretching it out over 6 years didn't impress West Ham.
Last edited by selassie; 17-06-2023 at 01:17 AM.
PSG want Arteta apparently. According to the French press.
What a curve ball that would be if it happened.
Sadly I’ve read that he’s turned them down
I find the Havertz move really bizarre honestly.
Not least because it helps Chelsea out not just with booting him out but also helps them in going for Caicedo.
Hopefully PSG come back in for Arteta and Havertz will go with him.
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