Joe Cole names two alternatives for Man United transfer target Declan Rice to consider

 Former West Ham star Joe Cole has offered some intriguing advice to Declan Rice amid plenty of transfer gossip surrounding the England midfielder’s future.

Rice has emerged as one of the most exciting young players in Europe in recent times, and it seems pretty likely that West Ham are going to face a big fight to keep hold of him as bigger clubs circle.

The 23-year-old has been linked with Manchester United by The Athletic and others, and he certainly looks like he’d be a fine fit in a problem position at Old Trafford.

Back in the day, Cole was another top young player at West Ham who ended up being snapped up by a bigger team, with the classy attacking midfielder spending his peak years at Chelsea.

Declan Rice celebrates a goal for West Ham

When discussing Rice, however, Cole made it clear he felt that Man Utd wouldn’t be the best move for him.

Speaking during punditry duty with BT Sport, as quoted by the Metro, Cole said Rice should consider Manchester City instead, or even stay at West Ham.

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