A claim has emerged that West Ham United are now intrigued to discover how much Manchester City are willing to offer to sign Declan Rice.
This comes from the Daily Mail, after it was reported on Thursday that Pep Guardiola’s side are indeed readying a move for the Englishman.
While Arsenal seemed to be the frontrunners in the race to sign Declan Rice, West Ham are keen on discovering how much Manchester City could pay for their talismanic captain.
West Ham aim to hear out Manchester City offer for Declan Rice transfer
The 24-year-old, branded as ‘world-class’ by the Evening Standard is rightly regarded as one of the best midfielders in the Premier League and is right up there amongst the standout No.6’s in the country as well.
With Kalvin Phillips clearly not trusted by Pep Guardiola this season, perhaps his fellow countryman could be brought in as an understudy or a midfield partner to Rodri.
It seems that while Manchester City are open to the prospect of signing Declan Rice, West Ham, who are dissatisfied with Arsenal’s current proposal of £80 million plus add-ons and that too, in a structured deal are keen to discover what the treble winners are willing to offer.
The Hammers intend to bank the full fee as quickly as possible, as they on the Premier League’s watchlist when it comes to potentially violating FFP.
Manchester City should set a limit if they aim to sign him
As brilliant as the West Ham skipper is, his profile means Manchester City are not in desperate need of his addition.
Especially if both Ilkay Gundogan and Bernardo Silva leave, the need for midfielders than can create and control games would become a higher priority for City.
Rice, on the other hand is more of a ball-carrier and a destroyer, whose technical ability against a press and in tight spaces still needs work.
As a result, the Sky Blues should set a limit and not go beyond that whatsoever.
