Former West Ham striker Brian Deane has expressed his doubts over Declan Rice moving to Chelsea this summer, unsure where he would fit in in Thomas Tuchel's Champions League-winning side.

Following Frank Lampard's sacking back in January, Chelsea's interest in Rice seemed to have cooled. However, according to The Telegraph, Tuchel is a fan of the player and the west London club could now revive their interest in the midfielder.

A deal will not be cheap, with the same report claiming the Hammers' asking price is £90m. But, even so, the reliable Fabrizio Romano has confirmed that Rice is still firmly on Chelsea's radar.

Deane, though, has questioned where the 22-year-old would exactly play given the options Tuchel already has, which includes N'Golo Kante.

"For me, it depends where they're going to play him because Kante is the best player in that position in the world," the ex-West Ham forward exclusively told FFC.

"I couldn't believe when Frank Lampard was the manager that he was playing Kante wide of a three midfield. He's got more energy than I've seen any time from anybody, so that was surprising to me.

"If they bring him [Rice] in, are they bringing him in to compete with him [Kante]? Are they going to play two holding midfielders? I don't know."

Whatever the case, at £90m, you would expect Tuchel to find somewhere for Rice to play.

That being said, there is nothing yet to suggest Chelsea would be willing to pay that kind of money, while there has been a lot of talk about the newly-crowned European champions looking at alternatives. So there is probably no need for West Ham fans to hit the panic button yet.