‘Great choice!’, ‘Get it done!’ – Man City fans react as club identify ‘amazing’ €40m star as Declan Rice alternative

Manchester City fans have been reacting to a post on Twitter which relays a report that claims the club have joined the race for Celta Vigo midfielder Gabri Veiga, after ending their pursuit of West Ham captain Declan Rice.

The Treble winners saw their £90million offer for Rice rejected on Tuesday and have now ended their interest in the England international after Arsenal upped their offer to over £100m.

City have been determined not to enter a bidding war for the West Ham skipper and have now walked away from negotiations to pursue other targets with Rice expected to join the Gunners.

Among those is Celta Vigo star Veiga with the Spaniard one of the options under consideration at the Etihad, Fabrizio Romano reports.

The 21-year-old was one of Celta’s stand-out performers despite the club narrowly avoiding relegation last season with Liverpool and Chelsea among the clubs interested in signing him this summer.

EXCL: Manchester City have entered the race for Spanish talent Gabri Veiga after pulling out of Declan Rice deal. He’s one of the options now being considered at the club. 🚨🔵 #MCFC

Liverpool and Chelsea remain interested but City also informed now.

Release clause: €40m. pic.twitter.com/Hb8kmXfMzi

— Fabrizio Romano (@FabrizioRomano) June 28, 2023

Veiga, who enjoyed a fantastic season last year, is a huge emerging talent in Spanish football.

The ‘amazing’ central midfielder scored 11 La Liga goals last season during 36 league appearances, playing a vital figure in the Celta Vigo line-up.

The report was shared on Twitter by City Xtra and it attracted plenty of attention from the club’s supporters.

@stu_joycey: “Wow now we’re talking”

@IulianC8: “That’s fantastic news! Man City making a move for Gabi Veiga is a great choice. He’s a talented player and €40M release clause seems like a reasonable deal.”

@PJMITC: “Good choice!.”

@alexquintani11a: “Yesss this is who I want.”

@gavenackers: “Get it done!!!”

@AdamSzn: “Txiki is always cooking something special.”

@Bilikambilii: “Every time we pull out of our first option, the second option always delivers.”

@C_SYM1: “He’s so good, saved his club from relegation vs barca and in that same game was literally the best player on the pitch, elite signing all in all.”