Rice worth more than £100m to West Ham, Moyes suggests

Rice
has
enjoyed
another
standout
season
in
the
heart
of
West
Ham’s
midfield,
on
the
back
of
an
impressive
Euro
2020
campaign
with
England.

The
23-year-old
netted
a
last-gasp
equaliser
to
force
extra-time
in
West
Ham’s
FA
Cup
tie
with
Kidderminster
Harriers,
with
Jarrod
Bowen
then
sending
Moyes’ team
through.

Manchester
United,
Chelsea
and
Manchester
City
are
among
the
Premier
League
sides
credited
with
an
interest
in
Rice.

“Yeah,”
Moyes
told
a
news
conference
on
Monday
when
asked
if
Rice
was
worth
over
£100m,
which
is
the
record
transfer
fee
paid
for
a
British
player
after
Jack
Grealish’s
move
from
Aston
Villa
to
Man
City.

“I
think
I’ve
said
everything
there
is
to
say
about
Declan.
He’s
a
really
important
player
for
West
Ham,
he’s
someone
who
we
value
greatly
and
you
can
see
what
he
means
to
the
team.

.@_DeclanRice
coming
up
clutch

pic.twitter.com/5Koa5Oej3x

—
West
Ham
United
(@WestHam)

February
6,
2022

“He’s
a
really
good
individual
and
we’re
enjoying
having
him.”

This
season,
Rice
has
added
extra
attacking
threat
to
his
game,
scoring
four
goals
–
all
from
open
play
–
and
providing
as
many
assists
in
all
competitions.
In
West
Ham’s
squad,
only
Bowen
(56)
has
completed
more
dribbles
than
Rice
(53),
who
has
also
won
160
duels,
which
ranks
third
for
the
Hammers.

Rice
captains
West
Ham,
with
club
skipper
Mark
Noble
now
on
the
fringes
of
the
first
team,
and
Moyes
believes
the
England
armband
could
one
day
be
his,
too.

“He
learns
an
awful
lot
from
Mark
Noble,”
Moyes
continued.
“He
should
look
at
Harry
Kane
and
Harry
Maguire
and
all
the
senior
players
he’s
involved
with
with
England
and
take
as
much
from
them
as
he
can,
because
he’s
got
a
great
chance
of
going
on
to
become
a
future
England
captain.
He
should
look
at
them.

“We’re
really
pleased
to
have
him,
and
he’s
a
really
impressive
young
man.”

West
Ham
and
Rice
face
struggling
Watford
at
home
on
Tuesday
in
the
Premier
League.