According to ClaretandHugh, West Ham United have slapped an £80 million price tag on England international midfielder and Chelsea target Declan Rice.
The youngster was targeted by Manchester United and Manchester City last summer, but the Hammers’ £70 million asking price drove them and other suitors away.
Rice has continued to impress, and following another great individual campaign, his stocks have risen and an insider has told C&H Chelsea will only have a chance of landing him if they part with £80 million.
The 21-year-old was with the Blues academy until he was released at 14, and while he has since made a name for himself at West Ham, becoming an England international in the process, a return to Stamford Bridge can’t be ruled out.