Ruben Loftus-Cheek has emerged as a surprise candidate to occupy 'the Declan Rice role' at Chelsea should the Blues prove unsuccessful in their efforts to sign the 23-year-old. The West Ham midfielder topped the west London side's shortlist in the summer, but a move was delayed after a £100 million evaluation was tipped 'steep', according to The Athletic.
The England international's glowing displays have attracted the interest of Manchester United and Manchester City interested, too, as per MailOnline. Though, despite the growing intrigue, David Moyes has waived the prospect of his midfielder leaving east London. In a bid to do so, the Scotsman insisted it would take £150m for Rice to leave.
"The first thing to say is that he is not for sale," Moyes said earlier this month when asked whether the aforementioned sum is feasible. "If you are interested, well, it will be north of that. One hundred was cheap last summer. One hundred and fifty just now would be the minimum, but he is not for sale. What I do know is that it means there are only certain clubs that could even consider it."
