Former Manchester United striker Dwight Yorke has claimed Declan Rice does not influence games at the top level ahead of a potential transfer away from West Ham United.
The Hammers captain Rice is subject to plenty of interest from around the Premier League with Arsenal and Chelsea eyeing potential deals at the end of the season.
Last summer saw United allegedly make a £100million bid which was rejected outright from the east London outfit, with talkSPORT claiming it will take £120m to sign the England international.
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January saw Chelsea sign Enzo Fernandez for over £100m on January transfer deadline day and while Yorke believes Rice would leave the Hammers for a similar fee, Yorke doesn't feel it should be for a huge sum due to the midfielder being somewhat overhyped.
He told OLBG : "David Moyes has said Declan Rice would break the transfer record because he's seen how much Chelsea have signed Enzo Fernandez for. Rice is an English product so Moyes has to big him up, you can't let all the foreigners come and take the limelight.
"Rice is a good player but he does not influence the game enough at a top level for me, I would not say he is as tremendous as everyone makes him out to be. With the market we're in, Rice will have a similar fee to Fernandez, we've seen prices like that on English players like Jack Grealish."
Though Rice's contract expires in 2024, David Moyes' side have an option to extend that further to 2025.
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