Hammers plans to keep Rice depend on Chelsea player

West Ham plans to keep Declan Rice could rely on Chelsea keeping hold of  N’Golo Kante this summer.

Club insiders have said while there has been no enquiry or bid for Rice to date but they are bracing themselves for one from Chelsea if Kante is sold.

Antonio Conte is keen to be reunited with N’Golo Kante at Inter Milan if the Serie A giants can afford the Chelsea midfielder’s massive transfer fee and wages, according to new reports.

World Cup winner Kante is believed to earn around £150,000 a week at Stamford Bridge, which could prove a stumbling block for a potential move to Italy. Kante was recently linked with a move to Real Madrid for a fee in the region of £70m.

Kante is a former Premier League Player of the Season winner and lifted the trophy in successive years at Leicester and Chelsea.

The 29-year-old has a contract in West London until 2023 and has shown his prowess as a holding midfielder as well as his ability to play a more attacking role in the middle of the park. It would take at least, the full £70m received for Kante to tempt the Hammers to sell their star player as everyone has a price but a lot would depend on Rice himself and personal terms.