I just can't see him moving family from London
Declan Rice | signs for arsenal
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Excitement aside, where will we actually fit him in? I don't think he's starting ahead of Casemiro and a Casemiro - Rice pairing is not what we want given our interest in Mount.
He seems tailor made for Arsenal if Partey leaves. Rice + Lavia is going to be amazing for them. Or if they go the same route as the other top clubs with two interiors (Havertz, Odegaard) protected by one DM (Rice) that would work too.
He seems tailor made for Arsenal if Partey leaves. Rice + Lavia is going to be amazing for them. Or if they go the same route as the other top clubs with two interiors (Havertz, Odegaard) protected by one DM (Rice) that would work too.
They're not reliable as such, they have direct sources at the westham board (most people believe it's Sullivan). He's commenting on. Rumour and saying it could be true. Hardly inspiring stuff.
Mount, Rice, Hojlund and a GK would be a decent summer I reckon. If we can ship Fred, McT and Donny it leaves us with Casemiro, Eriksen, Bruno , Rice, Mount as our senior midfield options with Mainoo and Hannibal still around too.
Who is the tier 1 journo for West Ham transfers
Maguire won't go to West Ham, the wages are going to be a problem.
we're gonna have to subsidise his wages to shift him I expect
They don't need to be reliable, they're not saying anything of any note.
It would most likely be either mctom or maguire. It won’t be both.
Don't think they have a journo per se. He would be the tier 1 as such, but he will only get what he's fed from the board and runs a patreon off the info, so got to be a little bit careful.
Think 2-3 years ahead. Casemiro and Eriksen were always short term solution.
This window is a chance to finally fix permanently midfield, riddled with multiple deficiencies.
What is the difference between what Maguire make and Lucas Paqueta (who I guess are their highest earner?). £50k a week? £2,6 mill a year? £5 mill over the next two years (the remaining years of his contract). So instead of pricing him at £30 mill we price him at £25 mill? That could work.
(I would also guess Maguire could be willing to give a bit for saving his career.)
Rice will pick arsenal over us so its moot.
Oh I misinterpreted a bit by the sounds of it,well out of the two you would think McTominay's wages are more manageable
Yeah they are his preferred choice
Why?
He doesn't want to leave London and uproot young family.
Rice should simply just start a new more flexible family and grow up.
If CR7 can move to Saudi, Rice move to Manchester is not a problem.
He wants to sign for you we are just bait
I learnt my lesson on Mykhaylo Mudryk. Edu has his own way to negotiate. We shall see.
Rice has been clear in wanting Arsenal
Yeah this is exactly why we aren't in contention
We have many deficiencies to address right now. It's like buying yet another LW player when the side has been desperate for a right winger that could cut inside or a DM that could protect Pogba.
I also doubt Rice would come in to be an understudy to Casemiro when he could be starting for a side that will challenge for the title.
Imagine picking Arsenal over United.
Uproot his family moving from London to Manchester 
.. Making it seem he's being sent off to Peru
.. Making it seem he's being sent off to PeruThere will not be that many summer windows when players like Caicedo, Mount, Rice, or even Lavia will be available. In about two years we'll be forced to replace Casemiro and Eriksen, while league opponents already building young squads this summer.
I perfectly remember when we ran Matić into the ground and only option left to provide backup was McFred. Not the greatest sight at all.
Arsenal are the better choice at the moment.
I agree - so it's the perfect summer to find an understudy for Casemiro. Take a punt on someone cheap, we know we have a world class DM for another year or two at the very least. Let the backup develop without pressure.
That's one way to do it and it'll work if you're at / close to the top already. Real, Bayern or City could pull it off. Given the glaring deficiencies in our squad right now, I don't think we should adopt that model.
Not sure that's true.
Chelsea want £70m for Mount, and if they won't budge on that, I can't see the club meeting that price. Rice is a better player, so if it's a choice between paying over value for Mount or slightly more than that for a superior player in Rice, the latter makes sense. He doesn't need to start ahead of Casemiro, he'd be Eriksen's replacement until he can take over for Casemiro in a couple of years when the Brazilian's age catches up with him.
If he'll grow to be effective as Caicedo or Rice then great. If not, our opponents could gain advantage here. In case of Casemiro playing whole season every game, risk of him getting suspended or injured is possible, especially in the team when we have Varane and Lisandro in defense, and suddenly both are injured in matter of days and our season getting damaged in result. You could say bad luck, but it's happening in United and managing team like that will require some ability to predict.
Mainoo looks composed in deep midfield, so it's always nice to have somekind of hope and solace for things to come.
That's Bait!
WH Just want Arsenal to pay £100 ml. We are being used.
WH Just want Arsenal to pay £100 ml. We are being used.
Our Future Captain. The player that will bring back the Success of United once Pep leaves next year.
100% right
He isn't signing for us over Arsenal
Let’s go all out for Rice.
Then start negotiations with Rabiot as bait.
when chelsea sees this, they may lower their demand
oh wait, we are not competent enough to do this
Then start negotiations with Rabiot as bait.
when chelsea sees this, they may lower their demand
oh wait, we are not competent enough to do this
If Ten Hag wants him then he will join us.
Number 1 -
He can play the Casemiro role, something we needed badly last season
Rice
Mount - Bruno
Number 2 -
He can play alongside Casemiro which can be extremely hard to cut through; this would arguably be the 2 best defensive CDMs in the world together. People worry about the creativity of these two together, but with a striker like Kane - a creativity from deep is not exactly what’s needed.
Rice - Casemiro
Bruno
Number 3 - He gets to play with his friend in Mount.
This might seem unrealistic But -
Rice & Casemiro
Eriksen & De Jong (next window or different player)
Mount & Bruno
Is arguably our present & future midfield all in one, for each position and type of player.
Add the best of Hannibal or Mainoo and we are pretty much sorted in midfield apart from our main creative DLP to take over Eriksen which in my dream could be De Jong but most realistically someone else.
If Arsenal and Manchester United approached West Ham with absolutely identical offers which met the club's financial expectations, the WHU support would expect the board to push him towards Manchester and tell him it's that or he stays put.
If Man City come in now Gundogan has gone , that would be the sale of choice.
Yeah City are the dark horses
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