Man United "have a chance" to sign £150m "explosion" this year, Ten Hag needs him - opinion

Manchester United may have a chance to sign West Ham United star Declan Rice this summer.

That is according to a report from Mark Ogden, via The United Stand, who has proclaimed positivity over the potential signing of the England star.

The United Stand Twitter page relayed the original quote from their YouTube channel, in which Mark Ogden states:

“United have a chance [to sign Rice] this year. Chelsea are in turmoil with the ownership, City and Liverpool have said they aren’t interested, Spurs and Arsenal aren’t an appealing move for him. United might have a free run to Declan Rice.”

With the likes of Paul Pogba and Nemanja Matic set to leave this summer in what is expected to be a mass clearout at Old Trafford, Declan Rice, who has been dubbed an “explosion” by David Moyes, is the exact signing that a club who lack motivation and direction need.

The acquisition of the defensive midfielder could make Ten Hag’s rebuild job a lot easier. His talent, desire and ability in possession is suited to that of a Dutch-orientated, mass-possession, total-football system that could also serve as a platform for Rice to elevate his game, whilst building towards success at Old Trafford.

The £150m midfielder’s match average of 54.29 passes completed per 90 bodes well, though it’s his 90.6% pass accuracy that makes him such a composed and reliable asset in the centre of the pitch.

With a match average of 6.60 passes into the final third, he poses threat even if his game is more defensive.

His ability to carry the ball makes for another case as to why the 52-year-old should sign him, with United lacking a forward-thinking and defensively sound asset in their engine room.

A large majority of United’s 57 goals conceded, at a rate of 1.5 per