Declan Rice Will Become 3rd Most Expensive Soccer Player Ever If His Asking Price Is Met

If West Ham United's valuation of Declan Rice is met by Chelsea or Manchester United this summer he will become the third most expensive soccer player ever.

If West Ham United's valuation of Declan Rice is met this summer he will become the third most expensive soccer player ever.

Rice has proven himself to be one of the best players in the Premier League over the past five years.

Impressed by his displays at the London Stadium, both Manchester United and Chelsea are keen to offer Rice a platform to perform on a more prestigious stage.

And according to the Daily Mail, West Ham bosses have reluctantly accepted that it makes sense for them to cash-in at the end of the season.

But they will reportedly demand a £150m transfer fee.

At present, based on figures from the Daily Mail, only two players have ever been sold for more than £150m. They are PSG duo Neymar (£198m) and Kylian Mbappe (£163m).

West Ham want £150m for Declan Rice, which would make him the third most expensive soccer player of all time :: IMAGO/Cover Images/Daniel Chesterton

Chelsea are currently operating under a transfer ban but it will be lifted as soon as Roman Abramovich is replaced as owner.

If Chelsea were able to spend £150m on Rice this summer, the 23-year-old would smash their club transfer record by over £50m.

Romelu Lukaku is currently Chelsea's priciest signing, having arrived for £97.5m from Inter Milan last year.

Meanwhile, Paul Pogba is United's current record signing, having cost £89m when he re-joined from Juventus in 2016.

Most Expensive Soccer Players Ever

Player	To	From	Fee	Year
1. Neymar	PSG	Barcelona	£198m	2017
2. Kylain Mbappe	PSG	Monaco	£163m	2018
3. Philippe Coutinho	Barcelona	Liverpool	£140m	2018
4. Joao Felix	Atletico Madrid	Benfica	£114m	2019
5. Antoine Griezmann	Barcelona	Atletico Madrid	£107m	2019
6. Jack Grealish	Manchester City	Aston Villa	£100m	2021
7. Romelu Lukaku	Chelsea	Inter Milan	£97.5m	2021
8. Ousmane Dembele	Barcelona	Dortmund	£97m	2017
=9. Paul Pogba	Manchester United	Juventus	£89m	2016
=9. Eden Hazard	Real Madrid	Chelsea	£89m	2019

Pogba is expected to leave Old Trafford this summer when his contact expires.

The France star recently gave a big interview with French newspaper Le Figaro in which he revealed that he has suffered with depression during his second spell at United.

Pogba also said in the interview that the last five seasons have not "satisfied" him and that he considers this season to be "dead".

Of the current top ten most expensive soccer players of all time, Pogba is not the only one who could move on a free transfer this summer.

Fellow Frenchmen Mbappe and Ousmane Dembele are both approaching the final three months of their current contracts at PSG and Barcelona respectively.