The Catalan coach honestly answers the question about the midfielder, the subject of dispute between Arsenal and City in the transfer window
The duel between Arsenal and Manchester City, which was worth fighting for the Premier League title last season, has already started lively before the ball even rolls. Citizens manager Pep Guardiola was asked at a press conference about midfielder Declan Rice’s move to the London team.
In the last transfer window, the Gunners and Sky Blues fought a real battle to sign the English player, former West Ham, who ended up at Arsenal for 105 million pounds. Guardiola was sincere when he stated that Manchester City wanted the player, but showed frustration when speaking about the outcome of the matter.
— Everyone knows we wanted Declan Rice at Manchester City, we could have him play when Rodri wasn’t available. But in the end Arsenal were more incisive and wanted it more than us. We couldn’t afford it, maybe it would have worked if the price had been lower. Normally when Manchester City spend this amount of money, it is considered madness. When others do it, they are called intelligent,” Guardiola said.
— He (Rice) is an exceptional midfielder. Arsenal did everything to get him and everything is fine – concluded the Catalan coach.
Arsenal and Manchester City will face each other this Sunday (8), at 12:30 (Brasilia time), in a match valid for the eighth round of the 2023/24 Premier League. One point separates the teams in the standings. The Gunners have not beaten the Citizens in an English Championship match since the 2015/16 season.
Source: Terra
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