Chelsea set to take their summer spend above £250m' with Declan Rice.

They have a reason to believe West Ham will agree to lower their demands for the England international.

With 5 players signed and Kai Havertz on his way to Stamford Bridge, Chelsea are turning their sights to Declan Rice, according to The Sun.

The notorious media outlet claims that the Blues are going to make a firm bid for the 21-year-old and 'ready to push their summer spend above £250m' as a result.

However, they hope that West Ham will agree to sell their marquee player for less than the £80m they're demanding.

The Hammers desperately need to sell before they can buy, but they haven't managed to find buyers for the players they wish to offload.

Thus, Chelsea believe that time is on their side, just like it was when they convinced Leicester to accept £50m for Ben Chilwell who was previously valued at £70-80m by his former club.

It's notable that this report makes no mention of any swap deal, let alone one including N'Golo Kante, as other sources outrageously did.