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Irish Mirror
Irish Mirror
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Simon Mullock

Man City chief breaks silence on Declan Rice decision after transfer refusal

Manchester City chief executive Ferran Soriano has promised that the champions will adhere to the transfer policy that saw them drop their interest in £105million-rated Declan Rice.

Soriano, speaking at the announcement of a new sponsorship deal with cryptocurrency giants OKX, insisted that the Blues will not be held to ransom in their efforts to strengthen Pep Guardiola’s all-conquering squad. He admitted that City have had to spend big in the past to get to the summit of European football.

But at the end of a week when the Blues pulled out of the battle with Arsenal to sign Rice after West Ham rejected their £90 million bid for the England midfielder, the Etihad chief outlined how he now goes about his business.

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