New twist in Rice, Arsenal saga
The Rice to Arsenal saga has now developed a huge twist with reports that the Gooners are looking elsewhere as the Hammers reject their various bids.
The Daily Mirror have reported that they are now looking at the French international Youssouf Fofana as an alternative to him.
Rice is Arsenal`s number one target for the summer transfer window after captaining the Hammers to the Europa Conference League victory but the Gooners won`t or can`t agree to the Irons valuation of our talismanic skipper
According to L’Equipe, the Gunners are now battling Newcastle and, in a strange twist of fate, West Ham for Fofan with the Irons have had a long-standing interest in the 24-year-old but Arsenal have now joined the race.
LÈquipe go on to state that if a “reasonable offer” comes in, he would be allowed to leave the club. Transfermarkt give the Frenchman a valuation of £25m
Monaco still have the option of extending his contract by a further year, so there is no pressure on the French side to sell. Also they have yet to receive an offer for him.
In the meantime with Rice unlikely to move north as is being proved by Man City he could yet remain at the Hammers should Arsenal go elsewhere.
I am of a different mindset. Why can’t Rice ‘do the right thing’ and stay with the club who made him, and who he apparently “loves”?
I think it’s pretty clear that Team Dec is more important to Rice than Team West Ham, so if he wants to treat the Club as a stepping stone, the Club can use him as a valuable asset.
I believe letting Rice leave on the cheap just reaffirms us as a selling club, and second rate to the big clubs.
Are we letting him leave on the cheap?
Hi johnham1. Did your pet dog jump onto the keyboard while you were typing your comment? LOL
The club are handling this so wrong. Here us a player who cost us nothing and we now wont fo the right thing and jet him leave dir a sizeable amount of money. I don’t want to see Rice staying for his own sake and neither should anyone else. Let’s as a club do the right thing for the player.