Get the latest United updates, transfer news and analysis delivered straight to your inbox every day for free You don't captain West Ham to a sixth place finish in the Premier League and become a mainstay of the England midfield for a major tournament, all by the age of 22, unless you have a fairly special talent.
That is what Manchester United could be getting this summer, if they sign Declan Rice, with the midfielder among their targets — though not the most attainable of them, in truth.
If there was any doubt that West Ham would battle to keep their talisman this summer, then it's worth revisiting some comments from their boss David Moyes about the former Chelsea youth product from earlier in the season.
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