An increasing number of Manchester City supporters believe the club should ditch its interest in signing West Ham United midfielder Declan Rice after Arsenal reportedly lodged another big-money bid.
Three ways Man City could line up if they complete Declan Rice transfer
16.06.2023 - 06:46 / manchestereveningnews.co.uk
Manchester City's pursuit of a midfielder just picked up a notch as they are exploring a move for Declan Rice.
Pep Guardiola wants to add a midfielder to his ageing ranks this summer and that's even if Ilkay Gundogan and Bernardo Silva remain at City, though their futures are still uncertain. The Blues boss wanted to bring Jude Bellingham to the club but the England prodigy instead chose Real Madrid.
Aside from showing interest in 29-year-old Mateo Kovacic, not many exciting options have presented themselves this summer - that is until now. It's understood City have entered the race to sign West Ham talisman Rice after Arsenal's opening bid for the £100million-rated maestro fell short of the mark.
The structure of Arsenal's proposed deal is also understood to have angered the Hammers, which may have opened the door for City to make their interest concrete though they are yet to table a bid. Though Bellingham has taken most of the spotlight, his Three Lions midfield partner Rice is one of the Premier League's best midfielders and led West Ham to their first European trophy since 1965 with a victory in the Europa Conference League last week.
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It's understood the 24-year-old will leave the London Stadium this summer, with West Ham chairman David Sullivan believing he has played his last game and is '99 per cent' sure he will depart. It would be a statement signing from City to add such quality to a treble-winning side but how would Guardiola utilise him?
Here are three ways City could line up with Rice in their team:
The Gundogan role
Though Bellingham would have been the perfect signing to inherit Gundogan's role, Rice is a high-quality
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