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Chelsea ‘will make a £ 40 million move for Declan Rice this summer’ and Frank Lampard and company are convinced Hammers will sell because they are ‘desperate’ to transfer funds
- Chelsea to bid £ 40m for West Ham midfielder Declan Rice
- The Blues feel West Ham will be sold as they are desperate to transfer funds
- Chelsea manager Frank Lampard thinks Rice would be a good fit for his team
Chelsea are eager to sign West Ham midfielder Declan Rice before the transfer window closes.
Frank Lampard wants to bring in a defensive midfielder and Chelsea are set to make an offer of more than £ 40 million before the October 5 deadline, The Sun reported.
Chelsea are confident of signing the English international as they believe West Ham is desperate for funding.
Chelsea are set to launch an offer of more than £ 40 million for West Ham midfielder Declan Rice
Chelsea manager Frank Lampard is eager to close a deal with the England international
Rice, who was fired by Chelsea when he was 14, has already made 100 Premier League appearances at age 21.
His contract runs through the summer of 2024, but West Ham might be tempted to sell it, especially when co-chair David Sullivan admitted the club has struggled to sign new players due to lack of funds.
Chelsea have been very active in the transfer market, securing deals for Hakim Ziyech, Timo Werner, Ben Chilwell, Thiago Silva, Kai Havertz, Malang Sarr and Edouard Mendy.
However, it seems clear that it may take Lampard some time to figure out how to get the best out of the players at his disposal.
Chelsea have collected four points in their first three Premier League games and had to come from three goals against to draw 3-3 at West Brom on Saturday.
West Ham co-owner David Sullivan spoke about his frustration with the lack of transfer funds
