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title: "Pundit backs West Ham to land ‘perfect’ Declan Rice replacement"
canonical: "https://readwestham.com/2022/03/29/pundit-backs-west-ham-to-land-perfect-declan-rice-replacement/"
type: "post"
language: "en-GB"
author: "Dan Clubbe"
section: "West Ham News"
published: "2022-03-29T16:00:00Z"
modified: "2022-03-29T16:00:00Z"
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# Pundit backs West Ham to land ‘perfect’ Declan Rice replacement

[West Ham](https://readwestham.com/2022/03/29/virals-angelo-ogbonna-drops-huge-return-hint-on-social-media/) have been tipped to sign the ‘perfect’ [Declan Rice](https://readwestham.com/2022/03/22/pundit-claims-epl-club-jumps-out-as-possible-destination-for-declan-rice/) replacement by ex-Scotland striker Frank McAvennie.

This comes after the Hammers were once again [linked](https://www.footballinsider247.com/sources-west-ham-line-up-enormous-kalvin-phillips-offer/) with a move for Leeds United star Kalvin Phillips following a failed January swoop.

The 26-year-old is seemingly [still on the radar](https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/kalvin-phillips-leeds-to-offer-new-deal-to-midfielder-amid-west-ham-and-aston-villa-interest-0t0fk93r9) at the London Stadium and David Moyes could be set to swoop in the summer window.

Speaking to [Football Insider](https://www.footballinsider247.com/west-ham-tipped-to-sign-perfect-declan-rice-replacement-for-50m-after-enormous-update/), McAvennie suggested that Phillips would be the ideal successor should Rice move on.

> How much will Leeds want for Phillips? £50million? That’s the deal to do, for me. If Rice is going to go, then Phillips is the perfect replacement. You could sell Rice for £100million, there is no way he will go for £150million. But it’s all about trophies these days and there are other clubs who are better placed than West Ham to win them. So if he goes, we can get a lot of money for him. Then we pay a bit less to get Phillips. That deal makes so much sense to me. Though it is worth pointing out i don’t want to lose Rice at all.

So far this season the [19-cap](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/kalvin-phillips/leistungsdaten/spieler/351749) ace has earned a [6.80 average Sofascore rating](https://www.sofascore.com/player/kalvin-phillips/786028) from 12 Premier League outings.

Meanwhile, Rice has an outstanding [7.19 rating](https://www.sofascore.com/player/declan-rice/856714) from 28 league appearances.

### READ WEST HAM VERDICT

Valued at £36million and under contract at Elland Road until 2024 ([Transfermarkt](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/kalvin-phillips/marktwertverlauf/spieler/351749)), signing Phillips for the mooted £50million would be a superb deal.

However, no Iron worth their salt would swap anyone for their [talismanic midfielder](https://talksport.com/football/727863/declan-rice-chelsea-transfer-west-ham-midfield/) for any price.

Adding the Yorkshire-born ace to the ranks to feature alongside [Rice and Soucek](https://www.whufc.com/players/713) would instead be a statement of intent by the Hammers.