In the January transfer window, a Declan Rice-to-Arsenal transfer fantasy was born. Since then, we’ve been made to believe Rice is Arteta’s priority midfield summer signing. For months, Arsenal seemed to be the only team keen on the Hammers. The usual suspects seemed uninterested, but were they? Last week, reports suggested Ten Hag wanted him, and now a report has emerged that Pochettino also wants him at Chelsea.
West Ham want about £120 million to let go of their midfield engine. Stan Collymore, on his Caught Offside column, believes Manchester United and Chelsea should look to lower that price and convince West Ham with perfect swap deals.
Stan Collymore claims Chelsea could offer Romelu Lukaku and Conor Gallagher for Rice, saying, “When it comes to making a cash-plus-player offer, Chelsea could do the same, to be fair; we know how many players they’ve got to get rid of this summer. I wonder if Todd Boehly will think about including Conor Gallagher and Romelu Lukaku in exchange for Rice.”
While Manchester United, on their part, could offer McTominay. “I think including Scott McTominay in an offer would be quite appealing to West Ham. Manchester United’s biggest obstacle will be convincing the player to relocate out of London, but if Rice is up for moving further north, I think he could really thrive under Ten Hag,” said Collymore.
Arsenal was said to be willing to break the bank for Rice, but £120 million is too much.
So if they are also to offer a player for Rice’s deal in a player plus cash deal, who do you think they could offer? Albert Sambi Lokonga, Fabio Vieira, or someone else?
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Flo would be the only we have that interest them, they need a goal scorer badly
Interest in Declan Rice
You forgot to mention Newcastle, Liverpool, PSG and Man Citeh and there’ll probably be a few more before a deal is done. Maybe even that Pub team from N17 ?!
Realistically, the ‘budget no object’ clubs are likely to be the winners in that race, and it will probably be in excess of £120mil.
If Arsenal offered Tierney & Nketiah (£22mil each) and Xhaka (£15mil in last year of contract) you’ve got him down to half price!!
Amongst the current 6 midfielders in the team. Which midfielder in team do is Gunners sincerely think and believe that Arsenal should offload on loan or sell, or allowed to leave on a free this season’s end to make room for a new top quality midfielder signing by Arsenal next summer?
Amongst the current 6 midfielders in the team. Which midfielder in team do us Gunners sincerely think and believe that Arsenal should offload on loan or sell, or allowed to leave on a free this season’s end to make room for a new top quality midfielder signing by Arsenal next summer?
Elneny contract is done, I think. Lokonga hasn’t shown much on loan, so there is 2. Add rice to xhaka, party, joghino while giving patino a good run in the cups? Still a bit shallow but I do like the look of it
The first thing to say is that WH have said they don’t want a swap/part-exchange deal. Secondly, it would depend who the manager at the time is as to who they want from us.
The nearest we have to a replacement is Xhaka. Any others have little appeal; I’ve never had a real issue with Elneny and I could see him doing a job for them. Nketiah maybe.. Keep Tierney for the time being until better defensive LB comes in to cover Zinchenko defensive frailties..
so all lightweight speculation at this time
The Entire Arsenal Bench!!
IMHO Rice is not worth the prices being thrown around in the media and even by West Ham.
I’d rather have Onana and Lavia for the price of Declan Rice, or Caicedo instead of Rice to be honest.
Let the other clubs throw 100 million or more on a DM with little to no versatility. He played CB before, but would you really pay 100 million for a DM and a 3 or 4 choice CB?
We can improve the team more with better spending of the 100 million or so for Rice. Caicedo has a much higher ceiling and far more versatility than Rice. Caicedo has played DM, CM, and even RB if I am not mistaken.
Durand, I totally agree with you. I haven’t seen anything special with Rice that makes him worth that much. Like you, I prefer Onana or Caicedo to add physicality and mobility we desperately need in the midfield.
Declan Rice is very versatile can play in 3/4 positions and is better than any Arsenal midfielder by a country mile. We all saw Arsenal choke at the business end of the season because they have a weak squad but if Man City want him they will just outbid anyone Onana or Lavia could not tie Rice’s bootlaces and both look like relagation foder.
What has Rice achieved in football that made better than all our current midfielders by a country mile. In both England national team and Westham, he has had no consistent standout performances.
The Rice rumour is, imo nonsense, as there is no way on EARTH THAT WE ARE GOING TO SHELL OUT THE SORT OF FEE WEST HAM will be able to get from other clubs. Nor should we!.
So this rumour is imo yet another false one that will not happen, despite both sides saying they are interested.
They may well be, BUT what will ultimatel decide the matter is sheer FINANCE and few Gooners, if they are honest, sincerely believe we will pay that sort of money.
Plainly we will not!