The story has appeared online in The Sun tonight and the fund raising page can be found at https://www.gofundme.com/declan-rice-new-contract
The board have so far offered Rice a £20k a week wage with money on top but so far there is no sign of acceptance from the player or his agent who is believed to want a basic wage of £30k with fewer extras.
The fan said: “Declan Rice reportedly wants a new 40k a week contract. That’s about £2million a year.
The campaign, which was created on Sunday evening, is yet to have anyone pledge any money.