Former Chelsea defender Frank Leboeuf has reveals Chelsea big mistake Todd Boehly should try to fix next summer
Former Chelsea defender Frank Leboeuf voiced remorse about the Blues’ choice to let Declan Rice, who was 14 at the time, leave their academy.
Declan Rice, who is 23 years old, is “really the future of England,” according to the Frenchman.
By allowing him to depart all those years ago, Chelsea made a serious mistake.
Rice has started for England and is the captain of West Ham less than 10 years later, and Chelsea has been trying to re-sign him ever since Frank Lampard took over as manager.
The Blues might be as close to that objective as they have ever been by the summer of 2019 if Rice rejects contract offers from West Ham and is eager to take on a new challenge.
The Chelsea co-owner is reportedly eager to pursue the midfielder, who might be worth over £70 million next summer, and Todd Boehly might be able to give him that.