Dimitar Berbatov has warned his former membership Manchester United over a attainable move for West Ham star Declan Rice in the summertime window.
The Hammers are expected to sell Rice on the end of the season with the 24-year-old unwilling to sign a contract extension at the east& London& membership.
Arsenal have made& Rice& their top summer transfer target& and are assured they will signal him forward of& Chelsea& – who are long-term admirers – but United are also keen and should bid for him once more& after offering £100m last summer.
He's more likely to value a small fortune with West Ham boss David Moyes claiming that Rice would not just break the British transfer record but ‘blow it out of the water’.
‘All of it comes right down to what the manager needs and how he sees the group in his head,’ Berbatov informed Betfred about United’s interest in the England midfielder.
‘Declan and Casemiro play in the same position, but the primary distinction between them is that one among them is 24-years-old and the opposite is 30-years-old.
‘One is slowly going in the direction of the top of their profession and the other just isn't even in their prime yet and is producing soccer of great quality.
‘In fact golf equipment are going to be after Declan Rice and the primary thing that Declan will want from a new club is the promise that he’s going to play.
‘If he went to Manchester United then he’s going to need to play, demand to play and he’s not going to need to sit on the bench.
‘He gained’t go to Manchester United if he believes there’s an opportunity that he could also be a back-up to Casemiro.
‘It might be unusual if Manchester United purchase Declan Rice contemplating that they’ve just bought Casemiro from Real Madrid.
‘The one choice you’d have can be to play them on the similar time, however for those who did that you then’d need to sacrifice one other midfielder that performs a extra superior position up the pitch.’
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