Chelsea has been instructed to complete the record-breaking acquisition of a physical monster.
Declan Rice, a star for West Ham, has been openly encouraged to be signed by Chelsea in the coming months by Florent Malouda.
Manchester City, the defending Premier League winner, defeated Chelsea 1-0 at the weekend, adding insult to injury to their dreadful season. The final two games for Frank Lampard's team are challenging matches against top-four teams Manchester United and Newcastle United.
Declan Rice has improved over the past few seasons to become one of the top midfielders in the Premier League and possibly the best in the world.
Despite all the conjecture and rumors that he is ready to leave, the Hammers have so far refused to let him go in the hopes that he will pass up a move to Arsenal or Chelsea.
Now, Leboeuf is pleading with the Blues to sign England and West Ham midfielder Rice before clubs like Arsenal and Manchester United.
Declan Rice must be signed by Chelsea, Leboeuf opined.
People are entitled to make errors, and Chelsea erred by letting him go when he was younger.
Rice is a tremendous player; he is powerful, astute, technically adept, physically a monster, and he can be very helpful tactically.
If Chelsea were to sign him, "it would be a big change" because "we would have someone very strong in the middle of the park for the first time in a long time."
