Manchester City, the Premier League champions, have made their first move in the transfer market by submitting a bid to sign West Ham United\u2019s talented captain, Declan Rice. The bid, reported to be worth a whopping \u20ac80 million, with an additional \u20ac10 million in fees, has certainly raised shocks in the football world. The news, broken by renowned journalist David Ornstein, has sparked further interest as it reveals that Arsenal is still in the race for the highly sought-after midfielder.<\/p>\n
Declan Rice has emerged as one of the brightest talents in English football in recent years. The Englishman has made impressive development, showcasing maturity and composure beyond his years. A product of West Ham\u2019s esteemed academy, Rice\u2019s commanding presence in midfield and ability to dictate play has not gone unnoticed by top clubs.<\/p>\n
Manchester City, under the guidance of manager Pep Guardiola, are known for their recruitment and a strong emphasis on possessing a technically gifted and tactically intelligent squad. Rice\u2019s skill set perfectly with the club, as he possesses the qualities necessary to flourish in City\u2019s possession-based system. The reported bid signifies City\u2019s intent to secure the services of the promising young midfielder as they look to maintain their domestic dominance and make a mark in European competitions.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Manchester City made a bid for Declan Rice on Monday night. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":202,"featured_media":34928,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[3686,398,1823,220,2447],"class_list":["post-12668","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-football","tag-david-ornstein","tag-declan-rice","tag-fabrizio-romano","tag-manchester-city-f-c","tag-west-ham"],"reading_time":"2 min read","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12668","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/202"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=12668"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12668\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/34928"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=12668"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=12668"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=12668"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}