Athletic: Declan Rice changes agent to Father, a Chelsea season ticket holder | OneFootball

Rumours have naturally bubbled up even more today as the latest Declan Rice to Chelsea story surfaces.

The Blues play West Ham on Monday night and this will just add even more fuel to the fire of a transfer saga that is just not going away.

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There has been a significant development, according to The Athletic anyway.

Journalist Simon Johnson claims that Rice has changed agents and is now represented by his father Sean, who is a season ticket holder at Stamford Bridge.

They also believe that West Ham have offered Rice a new deal, but he is in no rush to sign it.

Rice himself however, is not willing to hand a transfer request in to his club out of respect, but he wants to move to a club challenging for silverware.

The conclusion of the report is that Chelsea want Rice, he is pretty keen on them, but Chelsea will have to pay West Ham over £80 million if they are to sign him, and the summer looks more likely than January.