Moyes may have one last chance of keeping Declan

By Hughie Southon

Declan Rice has now confirmed, according to our insiders, that he will not be signing a new Hammers deal.

Some have started moaning about disloyalty as a result which frankly is about as big as garbage gets.

Dec has given us all he has over his time at the club and whatever happens he will have justifiably go down as part of Hammers folklore and, in my book, the legend he is bound to become.

However, and it’s a big one, there remains a chance that he could although that will depend on the money available and signings Moyes brings in.

June 10 is the opening date for the window and whilst there have been the usual plethora of rumours about who he intends to sign NOTHING has so far happened!

We all know how short we are on players and aware of the Moyes rant after Brighton which was presumably related to our failure to qualify for the Euro League and the  players he had in mind maybe.

That’s all history but he needs to get on his bike and sign the best anyway and at least give Declan the opportunity to perhaps reconsider.

I refuse to judge him until the end of the transfer window but like many I remain very anxious in the meantime.

He needs to give us any sort of chance to keep Declan. He asked the club to offer £200k the captain a week and they did.

Now the last chance of keeping the guy is down to him by whom he signs in this window!