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title: "Chelsea: West Ham slap hefty £80million price tag on Declan Rice"
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language: "en-GB"
author: "Georgia Goulding"
section: "Chelsea Football Club"
published: "2020-08-15T09:50:08Z"
modified: "2020-08-15T09:50:08Z"
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# Chelsea: West Ham slap hefty £80million price tag on Declan Rice

**Chelsea are firmly in the running to sign West Ham’s [Declan Rice,](https://www.footballtransfertavern.com/west-ham-transfer-rumours/declan-rice-profile/) but they may have been dealt a blow in their pursuit.**

The two London clubs have been linked by Frank Lampard’s desire to bring the versatile defender to Stamford Bridge. However, there’s been a lot of speculation recently over how much the Blues will need to fork out in order to make a deal happen.

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Chelsea were hoping the Irons would accept a swap deal, with [Football Insider reporting](https://www.footballinsider247.com/exclusive-chelsea-offering-three-senior-stars-to-west-ham-in-exchange-for-declan-rice/) that Fikayo Tomori, Kurt Zouma and Michy Batshuayi had all been made available for a potential player-plus-cash transaction.

All has been revealed now as [The Mirror has confirmed](https://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/football/transfer-news/chelsea-kai-havertz-transfer-dunk-22519469) West Ham are only looking for cash in exchange for Rice and have slapped a hefty £80million price tag on his head.

Despite the fact Roman Abramovich is willing to [splash as much as £300million](https://theathletic.co.uk/1993603/2020/08/14/chelsea-deadwood-drinkwater-batshuayi-zappacosta-bakayoko-moses-kenedy-rahman/) this summer, the size of Rice’s fee may raise some questions amongst the Chelsea board.

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It will definitely command an intense talk as Lampard is hoping to strengthen his defence ahead of next season. The 21-year-old will be able to provide options across both the backline and in midfield. He would also link up with fellow midfielder and [best friend Mason Mount,](https://www.telegraph.co.uk/football/2019/09/03/best-mates-declan-rice-mason-mount-hoping-dream-dual-england/) which may boost chemistry in the squad.

Whether the West Londoners opt to sign Rice or not, it will certainly be an exciting 2020/21 season as they have already welcomed new recruits Hakim Ziyech and Timo Werner through the door.

***Do you think Chelsea should pay the £80m for Declan Rice? Join the conversation in the comments below!***