Arsenal are set to launch a £90million bid for the England international this week with Bayern Munich and Manchester United also in the race for his signature.
Rice lifted the Europa League Conference League trophy after the Hammers’ 2-1 victory over Fiorentina on Wednesday night in what was thought to be the club captain’s final appearance in a West Ham shirt.
Club chairman David Sullivan later confirmed the 24-year-old will be allowed to leave this summer but Rice himself has been reluctant to speak out on his next move.
In a latest twist, video footage has emerged of the midfielder being quizzed by a young fan on his next move.
In the video shared on TikTok by Virajplay4, Rice is asked which club he wants to go to, responding, ‘Nowhere, I’m West Ham.’ Asked if he had to pick a side, Rice added: ‘Nah, I don’t. West Ham’s my one.’
The video is claimed to have been recorded on Saturday.
Arsenal have made Rice their top summer target with reports suggesting he favours a move to Mikel Arteta’s side.
Rice has one year left on current contract at the London Stadium having rejected offers to extend.
‘We promised him he could go. He set his heart on going. You can’t ask for a man who has committed more to us this season,’ West Ham chairman Sullivan told talkSPORT last week.
‘In due course, he has to get on and we have to get a replacement – or several replacements.
‘It’s not something we want to happen. We offered him £200,000-a-week 18 months ago. He turned it down.
‘It’s cost him £10million to stay at West Ham in that time [in lost wages]. And he wants to go. You can’t keep a player who doesn’t want to be there.’
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