Fulham owner Tony Khan has responded to claims that Joao Palhinha has a release clause in his contract as West Ham search for Declan Rice's replacement with the England star edging closer to sealing a move to Arsenal. football.london understands the Gunners are prioritising a move for the England international with talks set to begin this month.
While Rice has certainly not closed the door on a possibility of staying at West Ham, his club's chairman David Sullivan may well have given the game away. Speaking on the radio station talkSPORT, he said: "I think it has to be [Rice's final game for West Ham]. We promised him he could go. He set his heart on going.
"You can’t ask for a man who has committed more to us this season. In due course, he has to get on and we have to get a replacement – or several replacements.
