Supporters of West Ham United have been reacting to a transfer link which has been drawn between Declan Rice and Chelsea.
According to Sky Sports, the Blues have an interest in signing the 21-year-old Englishman if the summer transfer window goes ahead (via West Ham News), which fans reacted to.
Sky Sources: Chelsea interested in signing West Ham midfielder Declan Rice, if the summer transfer window goes ahead. pic.twitter.com/xzC6GjURuz
— West Ham News (@whufc_news) March 23, 2020
That’s where he started, why would he want to go back to a club who thought he wasn’t good enough..
— ?happy Hammer.? (@brooking1980) March 23, 2020
@_DeclanRice say no become a hammers legend
— Toby Knight (@Knighter487) March 23, 2020
Why are chelsea fans acting like he wouldn’t go straight into the starting lineup?
— ?Kyron Harrison? (@ItsLMNTRX) March 23, 2020
If Chelsea bid £60 million for Declan Rice in the summer, would you be willing to accept it?Yes, that would be a solid dealNo, that's not enough for him |
Over the duration of the season so far, the midfielder has been the fourth-best performing player for West Ham in the Premier League, with a respectable 6.95/10 average rating (per WhoScored).
However, while some supporters were against the idea of selling Rice to their London rivals, others named their price if a deal was to go ahead.
Nothing less than £100m
— Luke Styles – Socialist Hammer ????????? (@LukeDavidStyles) March 23, 2020
Price tag will start at 80mill belive ..
— Dale Smith (@DaleSmith1979) March 23, 2020
80 million bare minimum
— Chris B (@_chrisb27_) March 23, 2020
What do we think?
The 21-year-old middleman currently has a market value of £49.5 million and four seasons remaining on his current contract following the conclusion of this one (per Transfermarkt).
So, while Rice will likely command a high fee if he is to transfer to Stamford Bridge, the figure may not quite reach the heights of £100 million due to his market value being just less than half that (per Transfermarkt).