Declan Rice has been warned off a switch to Manchester United with Anton Ferdinand saying Previous Trafford is just not a spot to be going within the present local weather.
Rice has continued his speedy rise this season turning into West Ham’s key man. That has led to curiosity from the Premier League massive weapons with Manchester United, Manchester Metropolis and Chelsea are believed to be watching his progress.
West Ham although have remained agency of their stance that the England man is just not on the market.
Boss David Moyes additionally not too long ago claimed that the 23-year-old’s price ticket has surpassed £150m, not that the Hammers wish to promote.
However Rice has reportedly turned down one other contract provide from the membership. His present deal expires in 2024, however there’s a 12-month possibility to increase that. And Moyes doesn’t see any purpose to panic.
Rice although has has spoken publicly about his want to win trophies. Ferdinand although has stated Man Utd is just not the place for that.
Former Hammers star Ferdinand advised The Sun: “Man Utd isn’t the place to go proper now. They’re going by means of a large transitional interval.
“For me personally, if I’m Rice, Man Utd is just not a spot that I’d be going. I’d wait a number of years and see what Ten Hag does.
“Whether or not he can implement what he did at Ajax at Man Utd and get them wanting extra like a group that may problem.
“In any other case, what’s the purpose in leaving West Ham to go someplace you’re not even difficult for a title.
“You’re difficult to get into Europe. That’s what West Ham are doing – difficult to get into the Champions League.
‘At Man Utd, you’ll be one in every of many’
“We’ve bought one thing to construct on. He’d be in the identical place at Man Utd and all it might come all the way down to is the stature of the soccer membership.
“As a footballer myself, I’m not going someplace simply because it’s an even bigger membership.
“You’ve bought all the things at a membership the place you’re cherished and also you’re the principle man.
“At Man Utd, you’ll be one in every of many. Whereas, you possibly can keep at West Ham and problem for Europe and be the principle man.”
Ferdinand, who noticed his older brother Rio go away West Ham for Leeds in 2000, says protecting Rice could be the most effective information of the summer time.
“Me personally, I’d slightly keep [than join United],” added the 37-year-old.
“But when it was one of many groups that have been combating for the league, they usually got here up with the cash, it might be onerous for West Ham to maintain him.
“Like I stated, if he did go, as followers we’d admire what he has finished for the membership.
“He’d at all times be cherished and classed as a legend.
“And if we bought £100m-plus for him and it went again into the enjoying squad, then we are able to’t grumble.
Conserving Rice could be the most effective information of the summer time, even when he doesn’t signal a brand new deal.
Rice is ‘concerned in all the things’
“We’re going to want him, that’s a truth. He has added extra to his sport.
“He has added extra targets, he drives with the ball.
“He’s not simply sitting and breaking the play up. He’s concerned with all the things.
“However that is soccer and when the likes of Man Metropolis are curious about you they usually will pay the cash – if we do lose him we’ve bought to get as a lot as we are able to.
“Gone are the times of Harry Maguire going for £80m. Rice, £100m-plus, that’s a truth.
“If we’re going to lose him, we’ve bought to lose him to good cash and it needs to be invested again into the enjoying squad.
“My tackle it, and I do know some followers really feel the identical method. If we did lose him, we might be gutted.
“But when we maximised the cash on him and that cash went again into the enjoying squad, the followers could be glad.”
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