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West Ham chairman Sullivan: That was Rice's last match

West Ham chairman David Sullivan has announced Declan Rice will be sold this summer.

Rice is a target for Arsenal, Bayern Munich and Manchester United.

Asked whether the historic Europa Conference League final victory over Fiorentina was Rice's last match in a West Ham shirt, Sullivan told talkSPORT?: "I think it has to be.

"We promised him he could go. He set his heart on going. You can't ask for a man who has committed more to us this season.

"In due course, he has to get on and we have to get a replacement - or several replacements. It's not something we want to happen. We offered him £200,000-a-week 18 months ago. He turned it down.

"It's cost him £10million to stay at West Ham in that time (in lost wages). And he wants to go. You can't keep a player who doesn't want to be there."

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