Mark Noble believes West Ham have no chance of keeping hold of Declan Rice if a top side stumps up the money.
The 35-year-old, who is now sporting director at the club where he spent 18 years as a first-team player, admitted the Hammers 'ain't got a chance' in keeping hold of their talisman is an unusually blunt verdict from someone within a club's hierarchy. Rice has long been linked with a move away from East London, with Chelsea huge admirers of the energetic midfielder.
Recent weeks have seen Liverpool join an ever-lengthening list of admirers following another stellar set of displays for England as they reached the quarter-finals of the World Cup. Reds manager Jurgen Klopp is thought to be prioritising midfield reinforcements, with focus on rebalancing the age profile in that area that sees just two players - Naby Keita and Arthur Melo - considered in their prime age range.
