According to the 'Daily Star', West Ham wanted to send a 'hands-off' message to Manchester United, as well as to the other teams interested in the Irish defender, who came up through the youth ranks at West Ham.
In this regard, the aforementioned source states that West Ham have placed a 90 million euros asking price on him. At 20 years old, the defender has emerged as one of the great prospects in the Prem and there are many teams interested in him.
Beyond the interest in Ousmane Dembélé, Manchester United will try to lower West Ham's asking price. Rice was released by Chslea because of his weight. The CB was part of the 'blue''s academy, but was released and signed by West Ham who now want to cash in for their young star.