West Ham manager David Moyes declares Arsenal focus on Declan Rice will blow Chelsea’s British transfer record price for Enzo Fernandez ‘out of the water’ should midfielder depart London Stadium

David Moyes has warned opportunity suitors that they will have to stump up a British document transfer payment should they desire to signal Declan Rice.

The 24-calendar year-aged has been linked with a shift away in the summer with the midfielder tied down in east London until eventually 2024.

Arsenal are claimed to have produced him their No1 precedence with reviews stating they are willing to offer you the Hammers £80million.

And it has been reported that the England intercontinental is favouring a shift to the Emirates as an alternative of a return to boyhood club Chelsea ought to he leave.

In another enhance for the Gunners, Spanish media has stated that Actual Madrid have dominated out a shift for the participant as he has ‘given his word’ to Arsenal that he will join them.

But Moyes has insisted that Arsenal will have to shell out substantially larger than £80m if they want to safe his providers as he alluded to Enzo Fernandez’s transfer price.

The Planet Cup winner joined up with Chelsea from Benfica previously in the week for a British document £106.8m charge.

And Moyes has insisted that any sale for Rice will blow Fernandez’s history ‘out of the water’.

Talking of Rice’s dazzling display screen just after the 1-1 attract against Newcastle on Saturday, Moyes mentioned: “I really don’t know if I require to say the text, I believe you can say the phrases if you watched it the way I observed it.

“I imagined he was a prime participant in the 1st 50 %, he genuinely was, he confirmed so a lot of issues.

“Undoubtedly Declan is going to be a major participant.

“And definitely he’ll be a British transfer file and additional every time he leaves West Ham.”

When requested whether or not Rice’s departure from the London Stadium is inevitable, Moyes remarked: “I hope it’s not, I hope he sees his time listed here.

“But search, there is a good deal of chat about it and when you see what’s going about for the rates.

“I think Declan will be blowing that (British record) out of the h2o, that’s for absolutely sure, when it will come all around.”

Just after being introduced by Chelsea as a 14-yr-previous in 2014, Rice joined West Ham‘s academy, wherever he built his debut in the 2016/17 year.

He has scored 11 ambitions in 221 video games for the Hammers, although he has develop into a crucial participant for England obtaining been capped on 39 situations.