David Moyes says Declan Rice won’t be on sale at London Stadium this summer

Declan Rice won’t leave West Ham United, insists David Moyes, with his worth it’s worth painting the club.

What did David Moyes say?

The England midfielder is worth more than £150m at the Hammers, according to the West Ham manager, who reiterated that Declan Rice is not for sale at the London Stadium this summer. Declan Rice, who saw his shares hit new heights last summer after sending Hammerers to Europe and then England to the Euro 2020 final, has only seen his reputation soar beyond that as his club makes serious incursions into the League Europe. Declan is expected to be a key figure in Qatar’s 2022 World Cup hopes, but despite the interest of Man Utd and Chelsea among other big niggles, David insists that West Ham won’t be for sale, even at a glazing price.

In his pre-match press conference ahead of his side’s clash with Everton, David Moyes said the first thing to say is that he is not for sale. But if they’re interested, it will be further north because £100m was cheap last summer and £150m just now would be minimal – but it’s not for sale. According to David, he looks at what Tottenham did with Harry Kane, albeit in a different way. They said no, there is a price, and if someone wants to pay the price, then they will probably do it. If they don’t, he won’t go anywhere. That’s how they kept him.

There will be times when the players have been given power, but for now they have got Declan on the best part of a three and a half year contract – just like Tottenham got Kane on a contract and they control what happens.

A little about the topic

If the Hammers intend to echo last year’s Tottenham stance, then West Ham could find themselves in a drawn-out showdown with their star man, especially if Declan wants to move on to finding Champions League football. Spurs striker Harry Kane famously wanted a move to Man City, only to be knocked back in north London by a string of big money offers. However, Declan is likely to immediately focus on securing the much-anticipated silverware with West Ham, who will face Lyon on Thursday in the first leg of their Europa League quarter-final.