Rice succession plan falling into place as agent instructed to broker …

The Declan Rice succession plan looks to be falling into place for West Ham as an agent is set to work on brokering a bargain GBP35m deal for his rumoured replacement. As fans know only too well the clock is ticking down on the moment Declan Rice leaves West Ham this summer. A host of clubs have been linked with Arsenal looking the favourites after the Hammers skipper rejected the biggest contract in West Ham history.

Attentions behind the scenes at West Ham have turned to his replacement for some time now.

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Fans following the transfer rumour mill will be aware of growing claims that West Ham want to sign Serbia star Sergej Milinkovic-Savic as a replacement for Rice in the summer transfer window. That is obviously providing West Ham manage to stay in the Premier League as we gear up for an almighty battle for survival over the last two months of the campaign. The Sun have previously claimed Lazio’s incredible all-rounder has been earmarked as the man West Ham will spend big to get when Rice inevitably leaves the club in the summer.

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Declan Rice succession plan falling into place for West Ham as agent is instructed to broker bargain GBP35m deal for replacement

If West Ham do manage to stay up then Rice is expected to fetch anything between GBP80-100m.

But his replacement could be signed for around a third of that price. The Rice succession plan falling into place for West Ham as an agent is instructed to broker a bargain GBP35m deal for his rumoured replacement. A new report from Calciomercato claims the first farewells are already taking place between Lazio and Hammers target Milinkovic-Savic after his eight years in Rome.

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Lazio have now made it clear they are willing to grant Milinkovic-Savic’s wish to leave this summer and have actually instructed his agent – Mateja Kezman – to find a buyer at the GBP35m mark. And another report from Calciomercato has claimed that West Ham have already made their initial offer via the 28-year-old’s agent. it is a bargain due to Milinkovic-Savic only having one year left on his contract in the summer.

If West Ham can pull it off they will be adding one of the top performing all round midfielders to their side.

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