England legend Sir Geoff Hurst thinks West Ham should sell Declan Rice if they were to get a fee of £100m or more for the midfielder this summer.
Liverpool, Manchester United and Chelsea have been regularly linked with a move for the England international, who has been one of the most consistent performers in the Premier League over the last couple of seasons.
The 23-year-old has contributed five goals and four assists in 49 matches in all comepetitions this campaign as West Ham have come close to challenging for a top four spot in the Premier League and reached the semi-finals of the Europa League.
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Man Utd have been consistently linked with Rice and recent reports have suggested that the Red Devils now think they have a clear run at the midfielder, who West Ham will demand a fee in excess of £100m for.
But World Cup winner Hurst reckons that money could be reinvested in three or four more players to strengthen David Moyes’ squad.
“I’m hopeful [he will stay] but not necessarily confident,” Hurst told talkSPORT. “It is a big issue for a young player with his outstanding talent at a club not in the top four or five.
“They’ve offered him a big contract and I’d like to see him at the club and stay. He’s absolutely brilliant, a decent lad and fantastic player and still to improve.
“[But]If you were to get £100million plus, which is a possibility, then you could strengthen the club with three or four players in different positions.”
Hurst, meanwhile, revealed a private zoom conversation he had with Rice encouraging him to become more of a threat in front of goal.
The former West Ham and England legend added: “I did a private Zoom call to him and said to him what I’d like to see him improving is scoring a few more goals, like Martin Peters.
“He can add a few more. Defensively, he is unbelievable. I think he’s too good to be just a defensive and holding…
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