{"id":624774,"date":"2023-06-27T10:21:10","date_gmt":"2023-06-27T14:21:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/?p=624774"},"modified":"2023-06-27T10:21:10","modified_gmt":"2023-06-27T14:21:10","slug":"manchester-city-bid-declan-rice","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2023\/06\/27\/manchester-city-bid-declan-rice\/","title":{"rendered":"Manchester City &#8216;Immediately&#8217; Rebuffed in Chase for \u00a3100 Million Man"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A Manchester City bid of \u00a390 million for Declan Rice has been <a href=\"https:\/\/www.skysports.com\/football\/news\/11670\/12910259\/declan-rice-manchester-citys-90m-bid-for-midfielder-rejected-by-west-ham\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">&#8220;immediately&#8221;<\/a> rejected, according to Sky Sports News.<\/p>\n<h2>City Submit Offer Following Arsenal Rejection<\/h2>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Manchester City have submitted their first bid for Declan Rice tonight \u2014 as expected. \ud83d\udea8\ud83d\udd35 <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/MCFC?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">#MCFC<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Man City proposal is worth \u00a380m plus \u00a310m fee, as <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/David_Ornstein?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">@David_Ornstein<\/a> has reported.<\/p>\n<p>West Ham have received the proposal one hour ago. Arsenal still in.<\/p>\n<p>More to follow. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/khYXvKUpU2\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pic.twitter.com\/khYXvKUpU2<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Fabrizio Romano (@FabrizioRomano) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/FabrizioRomano\/status\/1673440372490477569?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">June 26, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h3>Manchester City Bid<\/h3>\n<p>The Citizens have offered West Ham \u00a380 million upfront and \u00a310 million in add-ons, per Sky Sports. While Arsenal also submit a bid worth \u00a390 million, the Gunners offered only \u00a375 million upfront. According to <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/FabrizioRomano\/status\/1673440372490477569\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Fabrizio Romano<\/a>, the North London side are &#8220;still in.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Read More:\u00a0<\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2023\/06\/24\/manchester-city-personal-terms-josko-gvardiol\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_self\">&#8216;Agreed Personal Terms&#8217; &#8211; Romano Provides Update as Manchester City Move for &#8216;Most Expensive CB Ever&#8217;<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Mikel Arteta&#8217;s team led for the majority of last season before Pep Guardiola&#8217;s charges made a late swoop for the championship. It would not be surprising if the Gunners were to fall once more in the race for Rice. West Ham have already <a href=\"https:\/\/www.the-sun.com\/sport\/8463420\/man-city-outbid-arsenal-declan-rice-transfer\/#:~:text=Arsenal%20saw%20two%20bids%20for,%2Dons%20%2D%20rejected%20last%20week.\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">rejected two bids<\/a> from Arsenal. The Citizens now have their own taste of rejection. Manchester United also &#8220;have an interest in Rice,&#8221; but risk breaching Financial Fair Play rules according to Sky Sports News&#8217; previous report.<\/p>\n<h3>Rice And Rodri: A Desirable Couple<\/h3>\n<p>Guardiola already has a legion of capable midfielders, but Rice could be just the player to spice things up. It would be like curry and&#8230; well, rice.<\/p>\n<p>The 24-year-old played in 50 matches across all competitions this season. Likewise, Rodri started in 52 games this season. Their combination of stability and reliability could be something to fear, assuming the Manchester side wins the race for the Engish footballer.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Read More:\u00a0<\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2023\/06\/26\/arsenal-chelsea-havertz-transfer-jorginho\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_self\">Arsenal Star\u2019s Social Media Post Appears to Leak Latest Transfer<\/a><\/p>\n<p>While the bid from Manchester might be slightly more desirable, the Premier League runners-up still have the edge in this race. It is heavily rumoured that the midfielder favours Arteta, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.football365.com\/news\/declan-rice-really-favours-arsenal-over-city-main-factor-mikel-arteta\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">according to<\/a> Football365. Arsenal are preparing a third bid for the West Ham man, but it will have to be somewhere in the ballpark of \u00a3100 million. One thing is for certain: this is one of Arsenal&#8217;s most important transfer windows in recent vintage<\/p>\n<p><strong>Featured Image<\/strong><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_624451\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-624451\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-624451 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2023\/06\/Declan-Rice-West-Ham-United-300x169.jpg\" alt=\"Declan Rice defends against Willian\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2023\/06\/Declan-Rice-West-Ham-United-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2023\/06\/Declan-Rice-West-Ham-United-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2023\/06\/Declan-Rice-West-Ham-United-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2023\/06\/Declan-Rice-West-Ham-United.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-624451\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Declan Rice, Willian, by cfcunofficial (Chelsea Debs) London https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/cfcunofficial\/41343051952 CC by SA-2 https:\/\/www.wikidata.org\/wiki\/Q19068220<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A Manchester City bid of \u00a390 million for Declan Rice has been &#8220;immediately&#8221; rejected, according to Sky Sports News. City Submit Offer Following Arsenal Rejection Manchester City have submitted their first bid for Declan Rice tonight \u2014 as expected. \ud83d\udea8\ud83d\udd35 #MCFC Man City proposal is worth \u00a380m plus \u00a310m fee, as @David_Ornstein has reported. 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