Declan Rice has proven himself a top quality defensive midfielder for both club and country over the last few years.
And whilst West Ham fans would love to see Rice remain at their club going forward, it seems very likely that the 23-year-old will be on the move to one of the top-six in the future.
For much of Rice’s time at West Ham, he has been linked with a move back to Chelsea, where he played as a boy.
However, speculation earlier this month suggested that the Blues are not the only club in London with a shot at Rice, with Arsenal also seemingly in the picture.
But it appears both clubs will have to wait to get their hands on Rice, as David Moyes has ruled out a January switch for his captain:
“The transfer bit, I’m sure you can put away because that won’t be happening in January, that’s for sure, and it never was. What I will say is I would have loved to have thought we could have wrapped Declan [Rice] up and given him time (off) but overall, he’s such a huge influence and also the level of the game,” he said.
“I’ve got to say, he’s such an important player, it’s hard to go without him, but we’ve always tried to give Dec a good recovery time. I’d like to win the FA Cup if it’s possible and for me to have the best chance of doing that, I probably need to play Declan Rice.”
