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title: "West Ham defender Declan Rice’s contract demands revealed"
canonical: "https://readwestham.com/2018/09/27/west-ham-defender-declan-rices-contract-demands-revealed/"
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language: "en-GB"
author: "Elliott Cuff"
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published: "2018-09-27T21:46:40Z"
modified: "2018-09-27T21:46:56Z"
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# West Ham defender Declan Rice’s contract demands revealed

Details have emerged surrounding Declan Rice’s rejected contract proposal, with an [Express exclusive](https://www.express.co.uk/sport/football/1023765/West-Ham-news-Declan-Rice-contract) breaking down why West Ham’s offer was turned down.

The 19-year old Ireland international has reportedly rejected two offers of a new deal from the Hammers, the last of which was worth up to £15,000-a-week, up from his current deal of £3,000-a-week.

![Dean Mouhtaropoulos/Getty Images Sport](https://media.readwestham.com/readwestham/2018/09/1038346578.jpg)

While Rice doesn’t want to leave the London Stadium, he wants more of an increase to his wages. According to the Express, Rice is demanding £30,000-a-week for the first three years of a six-year contract, rising to £35,000 for the final three years.

On those wages, Rice would still be on only half of what some of his team-mates are earning, with new signings Fabian Balbuena and Issa Diop said to be earning more.