{"id":363862,"date":"2025-11-08T05:45:14","date_gmt":"2025-11-08T05:45:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/363862\/"},"modified":"2025-11-08T05:45:14","modified_gmt":"2025-11-08T05:45:14","slug":"euro-giants-want-declan-rice","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/363862\/","title":{"rendered":"Euro giants want Declan Rice"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Former West Ham skipper <a href=\"https:\/\/www.claretandhugh.info\/declan-ric-extends-olive-branch-to-west-ham-fans\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Declan Rice\u2019s<\/a> stock is soaring. The Ex Hammer, who lifted the Europa Conference League trophy as his last act in Claret and Blue, is now highly sought after in Europe as Spain\u2019s giants Real Madrid have identified him as their prime target for midfield.<\/p>\n<p>According to Spanish soccer site fichajes.net and relayed via <a href=\"https:\/\/thehardtackle.com\/transfer-news\/2025\/11\/07\/arsenal-want-e150-million-for-declan-rice-amid-real-madrid-links\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">thehardtackle.com<\/a>, England\u2019s Rice is at tej very top of Real\u2019s Hitlist and Arsenal are preparing to do battle with a monumental asking price:<\/p>\n<p>\u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.claretandhugh.info\/declan-rice\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Declan Rice<\/a> is the subject of interest from Real Madrid. The\u00a0Merengues are keen on reinforcing their first-team squad by signing a holding midfielder next year. So, the 26-year-old Arsenal midfield powerhouse has emerged as a target for\u00a0Los Blancos.<\/p>\n<p>    Most Read on West Ham News<\/p>\n<p>European giants set their sights on Declan Rice \u2013 whether they have the cash is another matter<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/cdn.claretandhugh.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/Declan-Rice-West-Ham-Europa-Conference-League-Trophy.webp\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-142545\" class=\"size-large wp-image-142545\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Declan-Rice-West-Ham-Europa-Conference-League-Trophy-1024x536.webp.webp\" alt=\"Declan Rice lifts the Conference League trophy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"536\"  \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-142545\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">West Ham are not believed to have a sell-on clause if Rice leaves Arsenal for Madrid<\/p>\n<p>However, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.claretandhugh.info\/arsenal-football-club-bio\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Arsenal<\/a> will demand an eye-watering sum of \u20ac150 million to part ways with the London-born midfielder next year. So, Real Madrid must pay a club-record fee to sign Rice from the North London club, and a move may not materialise.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>According to the original Fichajes report, Madrid will have to liberate funds from player sales to get close to Arsenal\u2019s valuation and in any case may have competition from PSG for Rice\u2019s signature next summer.<\/p>\n<p>Certainly you cannot blame anyone coming knocking for Rice: His form has been exceptional and his stature just grows and grows. Compared with the \u00a3105m West Ham obtained from his sale in 2023 when he was by no means the finished article and in view of his upward trajectory since, \u20ac150 million ( about \u00a3140 million) looks cheap.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Former West Ham skipper Declan Rice\u2019s stock is soaring. 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