Official announcement: Chelsea is free to execute the £100 million signing.
Declan Rice will be sold this summer, according to West Ham chairman David Sullivan, which has given CHELSEA, Man Utd and Arsenal a huge boost.
Chelsea suffered one of its worst seasons in recent memory, finishing outside of the top 10 and outside of the Champions League spots. They were terrible.
And as a result, there have been reports that Mauricio Pochettino, the new manager, will recruit a number of players this summer.
Declan Rice has improved over the past few seasons to become one of the top midfielders in the Premier League and maybe the best in the world.
After defeating Fiorentina in the Europa Conference League, the England midfielder made history by becoming just the third captain of the Hammers to win a trophy.
He is a player in great demand by CHELSEA and Arsenal, but there have also been rumours that Bayern Munich and Real Madrid are also interested in signing him away from the Premier League.
Sullivan said that because of a gentleman's agreement, they will permit a player with two years left on his contract to go.
When asked if Rice's final act as a West Ham player was hoisting the trophy in Prague, Sullivan responded to talkSPORT, "I believe it has to be. We assured him he could leave.
"He made the decision to go, and in due time he must do so, therefore we must find a successor.
We did not intend for that to occur. He rejected our offer of £200,000 per week from 18 months ago. A player who doesn't want to be there can't be kept.
"I anticipate that today will see the first proposals. Three or four teams have expressed interest, but you don't make bids for players when West Ham is still competing out of respect for them.
