Yes, the whole point would've been to AVOID having to match their "offer"; save a few quid. Hence the early, and ongoing, PR offensive.
Technically we could have signed him up three months ago, after all
Originally Posted by WES
You know nothing, Rich. Mind you, the rest of us don't either at this point.
Perhaps Rice has an agreement with West Ham that he can move to Arsenal if we offer 100mil.
There's no reason to believe we will have to match City's offer. And this would be the City that have K Phillips, Rodri and have now signed Kovacic. Their interest in Rice would surprise me.
"Plenty of strikers can score goals," he said, gesturing to the famous old stands casting shadows around us.
"But a lot have found it difficult wearing the number 9 shirt for The Arsenal."