Liverpool and Arsenal sent '100 million' Declan Rice transfer message -

Owen Hargreaves has backed West Ham United midfielder Declan Rice to secure a summer transfer to the likes of Liverpool or Arsenal.

The former England international thinks Declan Rice is worth ‘£100 million’ given how today’s crazy and inflated football transfer market works.

There is every chance that Rice, not only leaves the London Stadium this summer, but for a British record transfer fee.

That is currently held by Chelsea’s January capture of Enzo Fernandez, but David Moyes has openly admitted that he thinks his star midfielder will move for more than that.

The 24-year-old has become one of the top performers in the Premier League over recent years, including an established England International.

Whilst some, such as Paul Scholes, question the possible price tag on Rice’s head, Hargreaves thinks otherwise, as he told Premier League Productions.

“I love him,” said Hargreaves. “A lot of people say ‘Is Declan Rice worth £100 million?’,” said Hargreaves.

“But if you look at the fees that are being paid for players, then you have to argue, yes he’s a defensive midfield player, that he is.

“He makes the team better. He protects the back four. He’s not going to get you ten goals or ten assists. I think if he went to a top team, I think he would help them and he would play.

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“At Liverpool, he would play and at Manchester United – he has done well at West Ham, but he deserves to play Champions League football. I’m guessing, whether it’s Arsenal or wherever then I am sure he will play.”

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Moving to either Arsenal or Liverpool would be a step up for Rice and into a seriously heated pressure cooker environment – Kevin Campbell thinks he is a ‘top player’ and suggested that talks are already happening with Arsenal.

But Liverpool’s current situation can’t be ignored. There is every chance they don’t secure Champions League football, which puts them in a spot of bother.

Rice deserves that step up, and for some, if he is going to leave West Ham, then it has to be for a team in the Champions League.