Once Declan Rice leaves West Ham for Arsenal or whichever club meets the Hammers valuation of the player, it could have a knock-on effect for Leeds United.
Clearly, it would be remiss of David Sullivan and the West Ham board if they weren’t sizing up potential opportunities in the event that Rice does depart.
To that end, Tobi Altschäffl, a senior reporter with BILD, has tweeted that the Hammers are interested in Leeds’ Robin Koch as a potential replacement, once the move for the England international is confirmed.
With no goals and no assists in his 39 games for the Elland Road outfit last season, per Who Scored, one has to question why David Moyes might feel that Koch is the man to slot into the Hammers midfield.
If there’s one thing that has marked out Rice during his time at the London Stadium, it’s his ability to get forward and affect play at both ends of the pitch, rather than just as a protector for the back four.
With Koch potentially preferring a move to the Bundesliga in any event, Moyes will most likely have to look elsewhere for his replacement.
