David Moyes claims Declan Rice is one in every of Europe’s best midfielders, however insists West Ham don’t want a top-four end to maintain him.
England worldwide Rice has loved one other effective season on the again of his success at Euro 2020, and is spearheading West Ham’s bid for a spot within the Champions League.
However Hammers boss Moyes insists he’s not anxious about shedding his star man to one in every of Europe’s elite golf equipment, regardless of evaluating him with the continent’s finest.
“There’s not many higher,” he stated. “I believe in the event you break Declan down, you may say: ‘Effectively OK, I would like you to grow to be even higher in your passing’.
“So you possibly can take a look at Frenkie De Jong or you possibly can take a look at Jorginho. You would take a look at people who find themselves actually, actually tidy soccer gamers.
“However then in the event you appeared on the different facet of the sport, Declan’s nearly as good as anyone I do know at recovering the ball, and pace around the pitch. I can’t actually consider many different midfield gamers like Declan in that mould actually.
“Rodri’s barely completely different in how he performs in a distinct vogue. However Declan’s a wee little bit of all spherical, and definitely can do various things and he’s starting so as to add targets to his sport.
“There’s in all probability not many higher, however I believe there’s features of Declan’s sport that he can enhance. We would like him to grow to be higher at so many issues, however he’s been a revelation for us this season.”
Rice will make his a hundred and fiftieth Premier League look for West Ham at Crystal Palace on New Yr’s Day, and Moyes sees no cause why he can’t attain 200 and past in claret and blue.
“Effectively, Declan’s beneath an extended contract right here, beneath an extended size of contract. So from that viewpoint we’ve not obtained a giant panic on,” he added.
“We are going to hold Declan so long as we probably can, we’ve no intentions of promoting him. If we ever needed to, I’ve stated already many, many occasions what it might be – shoot to the moon.
“Total he’s finished an excellent job. Hopefully he retains driving the staff on and I hope we proceed so as to add good gamers to play with and round Declan.
“My job is to maintain constructing the membership and construct this degree up and getting Declan gamers round him who’re of the same degree and able to enjoying at a very excessive degree.”
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