Thomas Tuchel told to use Cristiano Ronaldo transfer template to secure dream £150m Chelsea deal

Gary Neville has told Chelsea how to complete the signing of Declan Rice following the 23-year-old's decision to reject a third contract offer from West Ham. The Hammers midfielder, who was released from the Blues academy at the age of 14, sees his current deal at the London Stadium expire in the summer of 2024, although David Moyes' side do have the option to extend that by a further 12 months.

Frank Lampard first ignited Chelsea's interest in bringing Rice back during his tenure at Stamford Bridge, but no genuine attempt was made to grant that request by those in the boardroom. The England international topped the west Londoners shortlist in the summer, but a move was delayed after West Ham's £100 million evaluation was tipped 'steep', according to The Athletic.

Despite growing interest in Rice - with Manchester United and Manchester City interested too, as per MailOnline - the Hammers boss has waived the prospect of his prised midfielder leaving east London. In a bid to do so, Moyes insisted it will take £150m for Rice to leave.

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"The first thing to say is that he is not for sale," the Scotsman said earlier this month, when asked whether the aforementioned sum is feasible. "If you are interested, well, it will be north of that. One hundred was cheap last summer. One hundred and fifty just now would be minimum but he is not for sale. What I do know is that it means there are only certain clubs that could even consider it."

However, while Moyes has put up a fight to retain Rice's services, Neville insisted that West Ham should accept their fate in the summer. Speaking on Sky Sports Super Sunday, the former Manchester United