West Ham won’t panic over Declan Rice’s contract situation – David Moyes

David Moyes has insisted West Ham will not panic over Declan Rice’s future.

Rice is understood to have rejected West Ham’s third offer of a new contract, amid continued negotiations over a deal at the London Stadium club.

The 23-year-old is contracted until 2024, with West Ham holding the option of extending that deal by another 12 months.

Manchester City, Manchester United and Chelsea have tracked Rice consistently, with the Premier League’s top sides still eyeing a transfer.

But West Ham boss Moyes insisted the east Londoners have more pressing matters on their hands, given Rice’s contract situation.

When asked for his opinion on Rice rejecting West Ham’s latest offer, Moyes replied: “We certainly didn’t say that. Unless you’ve got who said it then I can’t say it. We’ve not answered it really have we.

“I’ve said it and I think we have said what we think. We like Dec and he’s got three and a half years to go on his contract so I don’t think there is any big panic.

We've got three and a half years so it isn't the biggest priority- David Moyes on Declan Rice

“We’ve got three and a half years so it isn’t the biggest priority. We’ve got other priorities, trying to add to the squad and get other positions in.

“Maybe he just wants more money. People do turn down contracts. It is not unusual for players at clubs to turn down contracts, maybe it is a negotiation tactic.”

West Ham lost out 1-0 at Chelsea with Christian Pulisic netting a last-minute winner to stun the Hammers.

Lukasz Fabianski saved Jorginho’s penalty with four minutes to play, but West Ham could not hold on after seeing Craig Dawson sent off for fouling Romelu Lukaku to concede the penalty.

Chelsea boss Thomas Tuchel confirmed that Toni Rudiger will leave the