West Ham news: Campbell verdict on Declan Rice signing new deal after ‘incredible’ footage emerges
Kevin Campbell suspects Declan Rice will leave West Ham this summer despite seeing Mark Noble’s “incredible send-off” on Sunday.
Speaking exclusively to Football Insider, the former Arsenal and Everton striker does not believe the prospect of surpassing Mark Noble’s legacy at the club will be enough to persuade Rice to stay.
Rice’s future is the subject of great speculation heading into the summer transfer window.
As reported by Sky Sports (12 May), the centre-midfielder has rejected the Irons’ offer on an eight-year contract worth £83million.
One midfielder who is definitely leaving West Ham at the end of the season is Mark Noble.
As shown by club media (15 May), the Hammers captain received a rapturous send-off at the London Stadium on Sunday.
When asked if the scenes could sway Rice into staying at the club, Campbell told Football Insider: “Listen, Rice is committed to West Ham.
“You can see that from his performances. He will not be shirking anything. He is growing into a leader at that club and he will take over from Noble.
“It was an incredible send-off for Noble which was very much deserved because he is Mr. West Ham. He has been a fantastic servant to the football club. He is supposedly a top guy as well.
“Rice is the leader of that group now. It will be interesting to see if that has any bearing on his future.
“In my opinion, I think someone is going to stump up the money for him. He is good enough and young enough to make a real difference at one of the top clubs.”
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