Report: Rice has another new suitor

Real Madrid are now being linked with Declan Rice.

The Telegraph reports that the West Ham midfielder is likely to be at the centre of a bidding war in the summer.

The usual names are mentioned: Liverpool, Manchester United, Chelsea, and Manchester City.

But also thrown in there are the Spanish giants of Real, who may end up being a more attractive option for the Hammers’ boardroom, as they would prefer to sell him to a foreign club than a Premier League rival.

The Telegraph does rather strangely claim that the most the Hammers can hope for is £70m if Declan leaves.

That really isn’t the case, and the Hammers would expect to receive over £100m if Declan did leave.

But we know that he will be at the centre of a bidding war in the summer, and it may be that Real Madrid win that bidding war.

Few would begrudge him moving to Spain. But if he moved to another English club… well.