Roy Keane seriously unimpressed by £100m player Chelsea reportedly want to sign

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Roy Keane has explained he wants to see much more from West Ham and England star Declan Rice, who’s been linked as a Chelsea transfer target.

West Ham captain Rice, 24, is the outstanding individual at the London Stadium.

The all-action midfielder has proven over several years for club and country his quality, which is why his name is a popular topic in the transfer rumour mill.

Journalist Simon Phillips told GiveMeSport last month that Chelsea have been putting in the groundwork ahead of a potential move to sign Rice this summer.

However, West Ham manager David Moyes has said it’ll take over £100million for any club to sign the 24-year-old.

Declan Rice criticism

ITV pundit Roy Keane delivered a fairly eye-opening assessment of Rice yesterday.

Despite being a fan of the midfielder, he thinks the West Ham star is definitely capable of improving and providing a far better attacking output.

“I don’t think he’s been great this season, I really don’t. I think he’s not really kicked on. For all the talk about him, a lot of good PR coming out of West Ham about how much he’s worth, I think he needs to do a lot more. Doesn’t score enough goals, doesn’t get enough assists,” Keane told ITV Sport.

“If there’s talk of him leaving for big money and going to one of the bigger clubs who will be competing for trophies, playing in the Champions League, he needs to do a lot more, it’s as simple as that.”

Rice certainly isn’t pinned down as a defensive midfielder any longer, like earlier in his career.

He’s a great ball carrier with his athleticism, plus strong on and off the ball. Perhaps he could do more in the final third, though.

Rice has two goals and three assists in 31 West Ham appearances so far this season, so it’s a good area of his game to keep working on.

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