According to 90min, West Ham are willing to compromise on incorporating a release provision into any new deal handed to Declan Rice. manchester City, manchester unitedy chelsea all have expressed interest in signing the 23-year-old, who has been associated with a change of venue from London Stadium on several occasions.
Rice has turned down new contract offers from West Ham in the last year as he assesses his options, but the Hammers are unwilling to cash in on their future club captain, preferring to build a team around him worthy of constant challenge. to finish in the top four and participate in the Champions League.
Rice’s current contract has two years left, with an option for a third, but West Ham acknowledge that the deal he signed in 2019 no longer reflects his status at the club or in the game.
Declan Rice may draw a lot of attention from top clubs like Manchester United and Chelsea after inserting a release clause.
In fact, if he goes through with it, the England international could earn around £250,000 a week, although he has always indicated that any future transfers will be motivated by a desire to win titles rather than money.
Rice, however, is due a pay rise, and West Ham are keen to make him the club’s biggest earner. However, 90min report that the club are now considering including a release provision in Rice’s contract, which would allow him to leave if a potential buyer could match the value in full.
Such a procedure has never before been approved by major shareholder David Sullivan, but it is a sign of West Ham’s intention to reward Rice with new terms while maintaining his value on the transfer market.
It’s also a tactic West Ham will only consider using for Rice, and will not be considered during contract negotiations for Jarrod Bowen, Tomas Soucek and others.
Rice is valued at £150m by West Ham, who want him to stay at least another year (manager David Moyes has stated several times that he is not for sale), but pundits have told 90 Minutes that an offer of £120m is almost expected to be approved this summer. With a handful of top-class midfielders possibly on the market, it’s unclear whether City, United or Chelsea will make an offer.
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