Sports journalist Dean Jones has shared what Declan Ricen's friend told him about the England international and Manchester City.
Although Arsenal have been considered the frontrunner in the race to sign Rice, there have been indications from those close to the West Ham star that City could also enter the race for his signature.
While Mikel Arteta has expressed a strong interest in bringing Rice to the Emirates Stadium, discussions within the player's circle have mentioned the possibility of the Citizens' involvement.
"I was chatting to someone I know who is a good friend of Declan Rice and has known him for a long time," Jones said when speaking on Ranks FC Ultras Podcast, via TBR Football.
"A couple of weeks ago we were chatting and he said ‘just watch out for Man City.’ Which I thought was interesting at the time because it was so nailed on that Arsenal would be there. ‘If anything happens just watch for Man City because there could be something there yet.’ This is very hard to turn down a treble-winning team with a spot in the team opening up,” the journalist added.
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