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title: "Exclusive: Football finance expert says West Ham do not need to sell Declan Rice"
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author: "Caleb Sage"
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published: "2021-06-06T16:32:33Z"
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# Exclusive: Football finance expert says West Ham do not need to sell Declan Rice

**West Ham are under no pressure to sell Declan Rice this summer, football finance expert Kieran Maguire has told [The Transfer Tavern](https://www.footballtransfertavern.com/).**

Rice continues to be linked with a move to Chelsea, with [The Telegraph](https://www.telegraph.co.uk/football/2021/05/22/chelsea-revive-interest-declan-rice-could-use-tammy-abraham/) claiming that Thomas Tuchel is a fan of the player, while Fabrizio Romano claimed on his ‘Here We Go’ podcast, via [Give Me Sport](https://www.givemesport.com/1701814-west-ham-transfer-rumours-fabrizio-romano-provides-update-on-chelseas-interest-in-declan-rice), that Chelsea are in talks with his representatives.

Last year, [it was reported that West Ham owed £70m](https://www.footballinsider247.com/revealed-west-ham-owe-70m-in-transfers/) from player transfers, which may sound worrying to some supporters.

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However, after borrowing money over the last 12 months, Maguire is confident transfer fee issues can easily be addressed without having to sell key assets.

*“No, I don’t think they have to sell,”* The Price of Football author exclusively told **TT**. *“They have borrowed money over the course of the last 12 months, so that will allow them to deal with those transfer fee issues.*

*“If they choose to sell, it’s because somebody comes in with a really good offer for Declan Rice. They won’t be in a firesale or liquidation sale environment, where you’re desperate to sell in order to keep the bank manager happy, so I think they’re in a strong position this summer.”*

It is great news for manager David Moyes, who will not want to lose any of his star players after such a successful season.

The Hammers, of course, were able to qualify for the Europa League after finishing sixth in the [Premier League](https://www.premierleague.com/tables) table, and the Scotsman will surely be hoping to build on that and make sure it was not a one-off.