So far this season in the Premier League, there are many players who have left a deep impression on the outside world, including England international Decland Rice, who plays for West Ham United. Rice, 22, is on the rise of his career, and even his value has soared.
If people have talked about England players who can't be bought for 100 million pounds, most of the first choices that come to mind are Tottenham Hotspur captain Harry Kane. However, just this season, West Ham United's back Rice has also entered the ranks of 100 million yuan. The reason for this is, on the one hand, related to Rice's golden age and current state, on the other hand, because the back position he plays is almost a key position that the entire world football world is thirsting for.
Among Rice's potential suitors are the Premier League's three giants Manchester United, Manchester City and Chelsea. Originally, Rice's previous value was about 80 million yuan, but this price also made the teams feel a little high, especially under the premise that the epidemic affected the economic situation of the teams.
At the European Championships in the summer of 2021, Rice and Calvin Phillips formed a back-back combination for the England national team, but Rice's performance during the European Championship was not outstanding, and there was a tendency to be "stolen from the limelight" by partner Phillips. It was also the performance at the European Championship that made the teams pursuing Rice hesitate about this potential transfer.
In the past period, Manchester United manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has been following Rice's situation, and he also regards Rice as one of the important candidates in his signing list. However, the technical department of the Manchester United club still objected to Ole Gunnar Solskjaer's point of view, so Manchester United, despite the financial resources to bring in Rice, has never actually operated to bring him in.
After finishing the national team mission, Rice's status back to the club has also improved. In West Ham United, Rice, who is the captain, has an indispensable and important role, and has a more distinct presence than in the England national team. Tall and tall, he not only played the characteristics of confrontation and interception, but also guaranteed the ball and other aspects.
Watching Rice continue to show its important role in the league, these giants with demand in the back position have rekindled their interest in Rice. In particular, Chelsea, who did not play a role in bringing in Saul, and Manchester United, who did not make reinforcements at the back, all seem to be in great need of Rice's joining.
However, for Rice's transfer, West Ham United coach Moyes has a firm refusal. Speaking to the media, Moyes said: "Any club bid last month can be bargained, but now the good thing of signing Rice for £100 million is gone".
Although Moyes's speech seems to be somewhat "ethereal", it is not without reason. Because in Moyes's view, today's West Ham United has joined the ranks of the Premier League' strong teams, and the "Hammer Gang" does not need to sell the captain in exchange for funds, but can also take this opportunity to leave strong reinforcements, strengthen reinforcements, and further consolidate and enhance their strength.
Since Glalish, who joined Manchester City for £100 million in the summer, has not been able to prove his strength to meet this price, the outside world is not optimistic about Rice's equally hundreds of millions of dollars. For a long time, English players have had the saying of "hukou book", and often players will be pressured by these sky-high prices. For Rice, staying at West Ham and growing into a legend is perhaps the most rational choice.