Erik ten Hag ought to solely splash out £100million on Declan Rice if he sees him as a key determine for Manchester United as a part of his rebuild. That’s the warning from ex-United midfielder Kleberson as hypothesis over Rice and his West Ham future continues to mount.
As attentions flip to the upcoming window, Manchester Night Information understood Rice was considered as a precedence goal to bolster the engine room. Nevertheless, since ten Hag was appointed, Barcelona star Frenkie de Jong has additionally emerged as a possible signing with framework in place to pursue Leeds talisman Kalvin Phillips.
Curiosity in these three gamers affords a transparent indication the place United most need to strengthen. Ten Hag will search to recruit in different positions, although, together with at centre-back the place Ajax starlet Jurrien Timber has been tipped as one man to observe the inbound supervisor from Amsterdam.
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Rice has developed as one of many stand-out holding midfielders in Europe over the past 18 months and has turn into famous for his management expertise at West Ham and throughout the England dressing room. However will that be sufficient to tempt ten Hag into breaking the nine-figure barrier for his signature?
Chatting with GOAL, Kleberson stated: “Whether Declan Rice is worth £100million depends on how Erik ten Hag wants to play. Declan Rice is a good player and can help Manchester United to make better decisions in most areas, but it all depends on how the new manager uses him.
“He is not an enormous signing however extra of a mission and he would slot in nicely at United. It’d take a little bit of time for him to settle, however the extra minutes he will get, he may help Manchester United.”

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