In recent comments made on Patreon, ExWHUemployee revealed the West Ham United board's summer valuation of defensive midfielder Declan Rice.

According to ExWHUemployee, David Moyes recently stated that the West Ham board believe Rice is "worth £100 million" in the summer transfer market.

However, the manager claimed that he "wouldn't put a price" on the head of the £49.5m-rated 22-year-old, as well as confirming that he "wouldn't be sanctioning" the sale of the midfielder for the figure at which owners David Gold, David Sullivan and Karren Brady (GSB) value the England international.

ExWHUemployee also revealed that Moyes claimed he wants Rice to know his "ambitions can be achieved" while playing for West Ham and that he is "pushing" this stance with both the £32,000 per week ace as well as the club's board.

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So far this season, Rice has proven himself an indispensable part of Moyes' highly impressive West Ham side, with the midfielder starting all 26 of their Premier League games, over which he has scored one goal, provided one assist and averaged a WhoScored match rating of 7.0 - ranking him as the fourth-best performer in a team currently occupying seventh place in the Premier League.

As such, it is not surprising to hear that Rice's valuation in the board's eyes has increased from the reported £80m figure which Chelsea were quoted for the midfielder last summer, with West Ham's hopes of European qualification very much alive this season.

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