Why Declan Rice is worth £100m

Declan Rice has shown his real worth to West Ham in the past week by starting as captain for both games to earn the Hammers four valuable points.

In Sunday’s Newcastle game, Rice was again the Hammers top performer topping most in-game stats.

He managed 65 touches [1st]  53 passes attempted [1st] 44 passes completed [1st] 39 forward passes [1st] 21 final third passes [1st] 9 ball recoveries [1st] 4 tackles attempted [3rd] 4 tackles won [=1st] and 3 chances created [1st]

Of course, those statistics aren’t just a one-off

Against Chelsea in which captained the full ninety minutes, he had 45 touches,  28 accurate passes (90%), 2 key passes,  100% success rate on dribbles, 6/9 ground duels won, 3 clearances and 5 successful tackles.

He is only 21, can play two positions of defensive midfield or centre back, a club captain and a full England international.

If Chelsea value 26-year-old Ross Barkley at £25m this summer then Declan Rice is worth £100m of anyone’s money right now.