Former West Ham midfielder Matt Jarvis can see Declan Rice returning to Chelsea.

Jarvis, who spent three-and-a-half seasons at West Ham, believes a switch to Stamford Bridge would be the best move for Rice's career, given their renewed focus on youth under manager Frank Lampard.

“He's a very talented young player who's obviously playing week in, week out at West Ham and also playing for England," Jarvis told talkSPORT.

“He's really got on to the scene and doing extremely well. He's obviously going to want to continue to improve and it's just whether he feels if it's the right time for him if he wants to move on or not.

“I think Chelsea are a club who are going in the right direction under Lampard. The youngsters are getting their opportunities, so it would be a good fit for him to go in with a few other youngsters.

“He's a really important figure at West Ham. He's come through the youth team, he's got great potential and he's showing it now.

“It's really hard to put an exact figure on it. Obviously West Ham won't want to let him go as he's an integral part of their team, so they'll be expecting, if bids are coming in, that they'll have to be a lot higher than the usual one.

“He's young and he's playing for England already; you've got to be looking at probably above £50m in this [market]."