Declan Rice: Manchester City's £90m bid for midfielder rejected by West Ham (2024)

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Declan Rice: Manchester City's £90m bid for midfielder rejected by West Ham? ›

West Ham have immediately rejected Manchester City's £90 million bid for Declan Rice. Sky Sports News reported on Monday night the Premier League champions had offered £80m up front plus £10m in add-ons for the England midfielder but the bid is short of West Ham's valuation.

"Playing in front of you has been an honour, we have had such great times together, and you all mean so much to me. "I want you to know how tough a decision it has been for me to leave an environment that I have loved and cherished so much.

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Declan Rice: Manchester City's £90m bid for midfielder rejected by West Ham | Transfer Centre News | Sky Sports.

The fact is that the 24‑year‑old had to leave for the sake of his career. Rice joined West Ham when he was 14 and still loves the club but it was time to move on. Nobody can begrudge his desire to compete for major honours and play in the Champions League every season. It was never going to happen at West Ham.

He was paid only £60,000 per week at West Ham, a generous annual salary for most but a small paycheque compared to many of his England peers, like Tottenham's Harry Kane (£200,000 per week), Manchester United's Marcus Rashford (£200,000), Chelsea's Raheem Sterling (£350,000) and Grealish (£300,000).

Early life and career

Declan Rice was born on 14 January 1999 in Kingston upon Thames, Greater London, where he was raised. His paternal grandparents were from Douglas, County Cork, in Ireland. He joined the academy of Chelsea in 2006, as a seven-year-old.

City's charges include accusations of failing to disclose accurate financial information, “in particular with respect to its revenue (including sponsorship revenue), its related parties and its operating costs”, and not fully providing managerial remuneration details for a four-year period that saw Roberto Mancini at ...

Won't get titles stripped. Pretty much only happens in cases of match fixing.

For nine years to 2017, the club did not provide accurate financial information about their revenue. That from 2009 to 2013, they didn't give full details of how much they were paying their manager. From 2010 to 2016 they didn't give full detail around payments to players.

Who tried to buy Declan Rice? ›

Arsenal succeeded with their third bid for Rice, having had two earlier offers rejected which were below West Ham's £100m asking price. Premier League champions Manchester City withdrew from trying to buy the player after they had a £90m offer turned down.

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The £105m Rice deal is broken down into an initial payment of £100m, which will be paid over 24 months, with £5m in add-ons, which are £1m every time Arsenal qualify for the Champions League and Rice starts 60 per cent of games.

"There is interest from other clubs but ultimately I still have two years left at West Ham. "I love this club and I love playing for this club." Rice added: "My focus is playing for West Ham at the moment. I'm captain of this club and I can't speak highly enough of this place.

Contrary to popular belief, the nickname 'The Hammers' is nothing to do with the club being called West Ham United. Since the club was formed as Thames Ironworks in 1895, they have always had two diagonally crossing Hammers on their badge.

West Ham's first ground was at Hermit Road in Canning Town (the birthplace of Mark Noble). Then, the Hammers played at Browning Road in East Ham. The reason they were not called 'East Ham United' is because they were referred to as Thames Ironworks. The team later became West Ham United in 1900.

You've got to test yourself against the best to know you are the best. Without a doubt, the plan was always to stay at West Ham. No dream is far away. My pride at wearing the Irish shirt was always 100 per cent genuine.

Although the initial fee in that deal is £88.5m, analysts say the figure could eventually surpass £115m with add-ons. The value of the Rice deal just tops Jack Grealish's transfer from Aston Villa to Manchester City in a £100m deal in 2021 - now the third most expensive British transfer.

Geoff Hurst is one of the most iconic players in the history of West Ham United and in English football history.

West Ham's name comes from the Old English word “hamm”, meaning a low-lying land by a river or an enclosure. It was first recorded as “Hamme” in 958 AD, when it was granted to a monastery by King Edgar. In the Domesday Book of 1086, it was listed as “Hame”, with a population of about 500.