Chelsea rivals expecting Lampard offer to sign brilliant midfielder this month

West Ham are expecting a bid from Chelsea for Declan Rice in the coming days, recent reports have claimed

It is no secret that the club are keen to try and secure some sort of transfer deal for the young midfielder, as they reportedly see him as an upgrade to the ageing Ngolo Kante.

It is firmly believed that we will seek to offload a number of players in the transfer window in order to help raise some transfer funds, with reports suggesting a big £80 million offer may be made by the hierarchy.

However, the COVID-19 lockdown has pretty much dampened all the speculation about new players this month, as it would be very difficult for players to complete moves with clubs being forced to keep their players isolated.

However, according to Jim White, that may not stop the club from trying to make some sort of transfer offer as Lampard reportedly sees the player as the ideal man to come in and improve that midfield.

“One player Frank Lampard believes would massively improve his Chelsea team is Declan Rice,” talkSPORT’s transfer guru Alex Crook told Jim White earlier today.

“West Ham were surprised that Chelsea didn’t make a formal bid in the summer and they’re bracing themselves for that to happen, either now or at the end of the season.”

Rice is a top-class midfielder that is enjoying some game time with the Hammers, and right now, he does not need to leave the club and make that step up, he has many years left in the game.

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