Anton Ferdinand sends West Ham ace Declan Rice stark exit warning
Anton Ferdinand has warned West Ham star Declan Rice away from a move to Manchester United – saying “what’s the point” given their current form.
A move away from the London Stadium looks increasingly likely for the England international after he rejected his third Irons contract.
With United’s new manager, Erik ten Hag yet to prove himself at the club, Ferdinand urged the 23-year-old to wait for a few years.
The BT Sport pundit told The Sun: “Man Utd isn’t the place to go right now. They’re going through a massive transitional period. For me personally, if I’m Rice, Man Utd is not a place that I’d be going. I’d wait a few years and see what Ten Hag does.
“Whether he can implement what he did at Ajax at Man Utd and get them looking more like a team that can challenge. Otherwise, what’s the point in leaving West Ham to go somewhere you’re not even challenging for a title.”
Spot on.
Ferdinand has hit the nail on the head here. Why would Rice want to leave West Ham when the clubs that are in for him are in the state they are?
Manchester United have been unbelievably poor ever since Sir Alex Ferguson left and there is absolutely no guarantee that ten Hag will make them any better.
It would be a silly decision to seemingly take a step back in his career simply because the Red Devils are one of the biggest names in world football.
The project that David Moyes is building in east London is far more exciting than anything that is going on at Old Trafford.
Rice could easily stay at the club and solidify his legendary status by earning Champions League football and hunting for trophies because this team are more than capable of that.
That is worth much more than any money he can earn elsewhere and he will still be young enough to make the step up in two or three years’ time.
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