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The £75 million midfield that will take West Ham to the next level after Declan Rice exit – opinion

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The £75 million midfield that will take West Ham United to the next level after Declan Rice exit.

Declan Rice is on the verge of leaving West Ham to join Arsenal and Hammers boss David Moyes needs to sign two players to replace the 24-year-old in my opinion.

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Replacing Dec will obviously not be easy, but it certainly won’t be impossible.

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The key thing for Moyes will be to use the £100 million plus that we receive for the England international wisely.

And I think I have the perfect way to do just that, leaving some extra money to spend on other areas of the squad as well…

The £75 million midfield that will take West Ham to the next level after Declan Rice exit

Fiorentina’s £43 million-rated ace Sofyan Amrabat is on the Hammers radar this summer. What a signing he would be for us.

He could operate as an out-and-out defensive midfielder, providing a level of protection for our back four. We all saw just how good he is first hand during the Europa Conference League final.

The 26-year-old is a powerful central midfielder, with energy and stamina in abundance.

He possesses everything needed to be a big success in the Premier League, what with his physical robustness and tenacity in the challenge.

Alongside Amrabat, Moyes should bring Ibrahim Sanagre to the London Stadium.

Hammers boss David Moyes has been heavily linked with a move to bring the 25-year-old Ivory Coast international to the London Stadium in recent months.

He is allegedly available for just £32 million (90Min) – an unbelievable bargaining considering Sangare’s talent.

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I would absolutely love the Ivorian at West Ham. Standing at 6ft 3in tall, the 25-year-old is an absolute unit of a man, and he possesses energy, dynamism and athleticism in abundance.

He could perform the box-to-box role, starting just in front of Amrabat. And then in front of those two with more of a free role would be Lucas Paqueta.

What a stunning central midfield three that would be, and it would cost just £75 million to assemble. I think that there is every chance that West Ham would be a better team with Amrabat, Sangare and Paqueta in the middle than what we are now with Declan Rice.

Let’s just hope that the Hammers owners have the foresight and the ambition to make it happen.

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