West Ham need to be offering a new contract to Declan Rice and making him a “bedrock” of their team, says Tony Cottee, with the Hammers warned that a midfielder attracting plenty of interest from Chelsea could decide to run his deal down and walk away on a free.
At present, a big-money offer from afar is of greater concern to those at the London Stadium.
With another transfer window open, talk of a potential switch to Stamford Bridge – where Rice has previously spent time in the academy system – has resurfaced.