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title: "Manuel Pellegrini talks Bournemouth, Declan Rice, transfers and more"
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author: "Dan Wilcox"
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published: "2019-01-18T11:01:34Z"
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# Manuel Pellegrini talks Bournemouth, Declan Rice, transfers and more

Manuel Pellegrini sat down with the media in his [pre-match press conference](https://www.whufc.com/news/articles/2019/january/17-january/pellegrini-bournemouth-declan-rice-and-transfer-window) to discuss a number of topics ahead of West Ham’s trip to the South Coast to face Bournemouth.

After a confidence boosting win over Arsenal last weekend, Pellegrini’s side will doubtless feel hugely confident heading to the Vitality Stadium, not least as they’re playing a side without a win since before Christmas.

If results go the right way, the Hammers could leapfrog both Leicester and Watford into 7th with a win over the Cherries.

The boss discussed Declan Rice, the Bournemouth game, habit of losing after beating a ‘bigger’ team, the current target for the team and January transfers.

Here’s what the gaffer had to say…