Few footballers give as much to talk about week after week as Declan Rice. Chelsea and Manchester United will fight in the summer to get him out of West Ham and that fight is turning their chase into a real auction. At all times they have been aware that it would not be cheap to get hold of him, but as time goes by, his price does not stop rising. His performances in the Premier do not stop polishing him and David Moyes, his coach, knows that he will soon say goodbye. Of course, not at any price.
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The Scotsman said at the beginning of February that “In the summer I thought that Declan Rice cost 100 million (pounds, about 120 euros)“. But he continued like this: “It was the opportunity to get it cheap. You can get an idea of what I think now. It will take a gigantic amount of money.” Well, according to ‘The Times’, that amount will be at least 120 million pounds, around 144 euros.
This way, the 23-year-old midfielder would become the most expensive signing in Premier League history. Until now, that honor falls to Jack Grealish and the 117 million paid by Manchester City in the summer, which went to the coffers of Aston Villa. It is closely followed by the 115 it cost Chelsea to get Romelu Lukaku back. Operations, by the way, that so far have not been as successful as expected.
Who gives more?
Declan did not want to renew a contract that expires on June 30, 2024, something that increased the rumor mill last summer market. According to the British press, you will evaluate your options at the end of the course, at which point you will make a decision regarding your future. Chelsea plays with the sentimental trick, since it came to the quarry hammer at 14, coming from grassroots football blue. Even though at United they will not give up easily, since they have been looking for a pivot to solidify the foundations for a long time from the engine room, something that Fred and McTominay have not achieved. The auction has started, in the summer we will see who gives the most.
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