The former Ireland international and now England and West Ham midfielder Declan Rice is set to turn down any offer from Arsenal and rejoin his former club Chelsea.

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According to Dean Jones, the Blues could ramp up their pursuit of the Englishman in the coming months, and Rice is reportedly ‘open to the prospect’ of re-joining the club in which he started his career.

Jones told GiveMeSport that Chelsea ‘will not disappear’ in the race for Rice and has urged supporters to stay hopeful in Graham Potter and the board’s pursuit of the star.

Declan Rice is a top, top talent and a player