Chelsea and Manchester United have been connected with a major transfer for the Hammers, but the club look to have dug their feet in and are unwilling to bargain for a figure that is less than their worth.

However, despite earlier reports suggesting that the Londoners would be open to selling Rice for £100 million, they now believe the England international is worth an eye-watering £150 million.

"The first thing to say is that he is not for sale," Moyes told reporters on Friday when asked about the potential of Rice leaving the club at the conclusion of the season, according to the Daily Mail.

"If you're interested, it'll be a little further north than that." Last summer, one hundred dollars was a good deal. If he were for sale, he would have to be at least $175 now, but he is not. What I do know is that it means that only a select number of clubs will even consider it. "

According to Moyes, their current predicament is similar to the one that Spurs were in this summer when striker Harry Kane was extensively linked with a move away. "They said there is a price, but if someone wants to pay the price, we would definitely do it,'" he continued. " Otherwise, he isn't going anywhere,' says the author.

"That's all there is to it. They have decided to keep him. On the better part of three and a half years' notice, we signed Declan to an extension. Tottenham has signed Kane to a long-term contract, just like that. "They have complete control over what happens."

Declan Rice to join Manchester United's first team?
One individual who believes the price tag on the England international could be reduced come the transfer season, despite the large sums the Hammers are publicly demanding, is Rob Segal, a British super-agent.

The author of CaughtOffside's exclusive weekly blog on Rice's transfer saga, Segal, said on Rice's saga earlier this week: "I think Declan Rice has been slightly snookered lately." The fact that he was planning to return to Chelsea was the worst kept secret in the industry. However, Chelsea is not in the same position as it was previously. Rice still has a significant amount of time left on his contract, which is two years with an option for a further year, so he is in a difficult position right now.

Declan Rice may have to wait at West Ham.

Manchester City do not require him because they are adequately supplied in that position, at least for another season. Is Manchester United willing to take on that challenge? – Is it possible that they will end up paying £80 million to West Ham for Rice if Paul Pogba leaves for nothing? Wouldn't that be a fantastic piece of business for the Glazers to do?

"I understand that Rice is valued at well over £150 million, but there is a difference between a valuation and what the market is ready to pay."

The club is still looking at a good £100 million when you factor in everything else, such as wages, and I have no idea who is going to foot the bill for that." Football's financial situation has not returned to its previous level."