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Thanks for joining us today, to discuss all the latest transfer news.
Here are the main stories of the day. We’ll leave it there. Have a great weekend.
'Yes - Rice is worth £100m'
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SMS Message: I’m glad West Ham are holding out for Declan Rice. They have been burnt in the past by poor decisions in the market. People are so quick to compare Rice to attacking midfielders and strikers regarding his sale price.Rice is a defensive midfielder and would have been the difference between Arsenal winning and choking again. Pay up, Arsenal.If he was currently playing for a giant Spanish, Italian or German club, you fans would be begging your top four club to throw £100m at him and you know it.£100m today, followed by trophies and success, you’ll be calling him a bargain in three years' time. Rice, Rice BABY! from Anonymous
I’m glad West Ham are holding out for Declan Rice. They have been burnt in the past by poor decisions in the market. People are so quick to compare Rice to attacking midfielders and strikers regarding his sale price.Rice is a defensive midfielder and would have been the difference between Arsenal winning and choking again. Pay up, Arsenal.If he was currently playing for a giant Spanish, Italian or German club, you fans would be begging your top four club to throw £100m at him and you know it.£100m today, followed by trophies and success, you’ll be calling him a bargain in three years' time. Rice, Rice BABY!
SMS Message: Declan Rice was always going to cost £100m. Jack Grealish was £100m, English players are always high value and he’s a captain and young leader. Arsenal will stump up the cash, just taking a classic bartering tactic to the end. from Anonymous
Declan Rice was always going to cost £100m. Jack Grealish was £100m, English players are always high value and he’s a captain and young leader. Arsenal will stump up the cash, just taking a classic bartering tactic to the end.
'No - Rice is not worth £100m'
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See AlsoDeclan Rice transfer news updates, reports and rumours as Arsenal finally sign West Ham star for record fee | Sporting NewsDeclan Rice transfer news: Will West Ham and England midfielder join Man City or Arsenal?Transfer latest: Rice to complete £105m Arsenal move; Spurs meet with Bayern over KaneDeclan Rice: Arsenal agree £105m deal to sign West Ham and England midfielder this summerSMS Message: Declan Rice is bang average at best. Half his valuation is 'English tax', which is the most ironic add-on ever invented given how much silverware our nation has won in 55 years.He can't control games as well as Rodri and doesn't have the technique of Casemiro. West Ham hyperbole at its max. from Mark, Belper Gooner
Declan Rice is bang average at best. Half his valuation is 'English tax', which is the most ironic add-on ever invented given how much silverware our nation has won in 55 years.He can't control games as well as Rodri and doesn't have the technique of Casemiro. West Ham hyperbole at its max.
SMS Message: Rice isn’t worth £100m and Manchester City know it. They’re bidding for him to disrupt Arsenal’s plans to strengthen and challenge them, wouldn’t surprise me if he is benched all season like Kalvin Phillips. City’s financial dominance is ruining the game. from Anonymous
Rice isn’t worth £100m and Manchester City know it. They’re bidding for him to disrupt Arsenal’s plans to strengthen and challenge them, wouldn’t surprise me if he is benched all season like Kalvin Phillips. City’s financial dominance is ruining the game.
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We also asked you for your views on Declan Rice's reported £100m valuation. Here is a cross-section...
Thumbs down on Rice fee
We asked you earlier if Declan Rice was worth the £100m Manchester City are reportedly considering offering West Ham for him.
More than 7,700 said no, via the thumbs down, while almost 1,800 said yes.
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Everything Chelsea in one place
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‘Chelsea have been stung before’
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The situation with Mason Mount has been bubbling for some time and now looks to be coming to an end.
Chelsea want to keep Mount but his contract situation, the lack of agreement and long pursuit from Manchester United mean this is only going to end one way.
When Todd Boehly and the Clearlake group took over they made a point of not wanting to let players get into the last two years of their contracts. They’d been stung the previous season and lost Antonio Rudiger on a free to Real Madrid which left them with a lot to do in the transfer market.
Chelsea made two contract offers to Mount last year and the wages would have been comparable to other big name players at Stamford Bridge.
In an attempt to try and get a resolution to the situation, Chelsea even discussed the possibility with Mount’s camp of extending his contract for a year increasing his money and giving everyone more time to find a solution, but like the other two offers, it was rejected.
The main issue with these negotiations is that the club and the player have not been able to agree on wages.
United look set to make another bid for Mount but that has not been formally sent yet and the Blues insist that if their valuation is not met, they will not sell.
Bidding wars
Declan Rice and Mason Mount have taken centre stage in today's transfer gossip chat as the two England midfielders close in on big money Premier League moves.
The transfer fee remains the big sticking point for both.
While Manchester City could be preparing a £100m offer for Rice, Chelsea have flat-batted a £50m Manchester United bid for Mount.
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'Nketiah out Rice in' - Gunners' thoughts on the summer window
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We asked users of our Premier League team pages which player you would sell this summer and which player you would buy.
Here are some Arsenal fans' top picks:
Foxy: Sell Gabriel Jesus. Great player but not enough goals. Got to be ruthless. He ain't no Thierry Henry or Ian Wright, or even Alan "Smudger" Smith. Buy - this is tricky. Luka Jovic from Fiorentina. Real Madrid bought him for a reason - just wrong place, wrong time.
Mattilles: Declan Rice in, glass-knees Thomas Partey out. Partey has been great at times, but culpable for some important goals last season. His age and injury problems don't help. Rice is the future and would be an upgrade.
Andy: I would sell Fabio Viera and I’d buy Rice. Viera, although lacking game play showed very little when he did play and is easily pushed off the ball. Declan Rice would add a strong, defensive element to our midfield, which I think we are lacking.
John: Out - Eddie Nketiah. Sad to say it, but if we can get a good fee and use as a makeweight to lower the cost of bringing in Rice and/or Moises Caicedo it should be done. Realistically, we can only keep him or Folarin Balogun and I don't think Nketiah is going to level up from here, In - Caicedo. I'd be more excited about Caicedo in than Rice, especially for the money.
Olowookere: I would sell Nketiah and buy Victor Osimhen from Napoli.
'Rice fee a huge mark-up on Mac Allister'
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Keith Fit: Declan Rice is almost exactly the same age as Alexis Mac Allister who went for £35m and add ons on the back of winning the World Cup. Yes he has some more top flight games but that’s a huge mark up for basically just being English (well he is now).
Gossip: Partey to Juve?
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Sky Italy say that Thomas Partey, 30, is open to a move to Juventus this summer.
Arsenal are reportedly looking to make room in their midfield as they look to sign West Ham’s Declan Rice. That, though, has been complicated by Manchester City’s emergence following reports the Premier League champions are weighing up a £100m offer.
West Ham have previously rejected an offer from Arsenal worth £90m, including add-ons.
'Arteta was born as a manager'
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Former Liverpool and Spain goalkeeper Pepe Reina says Arsenal boss Mikel Arteta was "already a manager" before he finished his playing career.
Reina rose through the ranks at Barcelona's La Masia academy with Arteta and believes the signs of a great manager were clear from a young age.
Speaking to John Bennett on BBC Sounds' Arteta: The Making Of Mikel special, Reina said: "He was born as a manager, I think. His intelligence on the pitch is being demonstrated off the pitch also.
"I think the education in Barcelona as a player - especially in his position - is particularly strong. It was only normal that those players in those positions know more football than others. It's as simple as that.
"He was the personality of that [management]. He was lucky enough to finish his footballing career and have a little masterclass with Pep [Guardiola] for three years.
"That's an unbelievable starting point. It's like someone finishing a university course and doing a masters at Harvard. It was lucky, but deserving.
"You knew when Mikel was finishing his career as a football player, he was already a manager - that's why he deserved and got the opportunity to start with Guardiola for three years."
ICYMI: Davies to leave Everton
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Everton midfielder Tom Davies will leave the club this summer after rejecting a new deal with the Toffees.
Davies came through the academy at Goodison and has scored seven goals in 179 games for his hometown club.
However, the 24-year-old, who joined Everton at the age of 11, has made just six Premier League starts across the past two seasons.
Everton Director of Football, Kevin Thelwell, said: “We offered Tom a new contract, but he feels he has reached the stage in his career where he needs regular first-team football and, as a result, he wants to look at alternative options away from Everton.”
Ghana & Sunderland legend Gyan retires
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Crazy haircuts, World Cup tears, music awards and a bagful of goals - there can be no doubt that Asamoah Gyan is one of African football's most colourful characters.
Gyan is Ghana's all-time leading goal-scorer, netting 51 times in 109 games, while only Andre Ayew has played more times for the Black Stars.
But at the age of 37, he has decided to hang up his boots.
From the Black Stars to the Black Cats, Gyan is still a hero in Sunderland after joining for a club-record record fee of £13m in 2010.
Cardiff transfer embargo cut by one window
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Cardiff City will be allowed to pay fees for players in the January 2024 window after the length of their EFL transfer embargo was reduced.
Cardiff were placed under an EFL embargo because they defaulted on payment of the transfer fee for the late Emiliano Sala.
The embargo had been due to run until summer 2024, but has now been cut by one window.
Cardiff said they were "extremely pleased" with the decision.
The Championship club had challenged the EFL over the embargo, having seen a Fifa embargo lifted after paying the first instalment of the Sala transfer fee to Nantes.
Millwall charged with multiple fan misconducts
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Millwall have been charged with three counts of misconduct relating to fan behaviour during their Championship match at Wigan Athletic on 22 April.
The Football Association alleges abuse "with either express or implied reference to religion" occurred in the 8th, 12th and 45th minutes of the game.
Millwall have until Friday, 30 June to respond to the charges.
'One of the best midfielders in the world'
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Magpies target Sandro Tonali was the focus of debate on BBC Radio Newcastle's Total Sport Newcastle United Podcast.
Italian football journalist Alessandro Schiavone said of the Italy and AC Milan midfielder: "He has so much quality; I would say he is a complete midfielder.
"You have midfielders who are good going forward and who are good at breaking up play - but he has everything.
"A good passing range, very unselfish, he's good on the ball and off the ball, and his anticipation skills, obviously – he sees things before they pan out. He's good in tight spaces, good at breaking up play, patrols midfield...there is a lot to his repertoire.
"A complete midfielder who would be very complementary to Bruno Guimaraes, Joelinton, or whoever they bring on. He is one of the best midfielders in the world."
Gossip: Spurs lead Newcastle in Maddison race
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According to the Guardian, Tottenham are now ahead of Newcastle in the race to sign Leicester’s James Maddison.
The report says sources doubt Newcastle will bid for the 26-year-old as they continue to work on a deal for AC Milan midfielder Sandro Tonali.
Who would be a better fit for Maddison? Thumbs up for Spurs, down for Newcastle.
Man City midfielder Silva a target for Al Hilal
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Manchester City attacking midfielder Bernardo Silva is a target for Saudi Pro-League side Al Hilal.
Silva's contract with City runs to 2025 and, while the club are keen for him to sign an extension, he has a number of offers on the table.
Paris St-Germain are also interested in the 28-year-old, as are Barcelona, who have been linked with the Portuguese for the past two summers.
Barcelona have already agreed to sign his club captain Ilkay Gundogan.
However, both clubs could be eclipsed by the salaries on offer in Saudi Arabia.
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