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David Moyes names the Chelsea player he would demand in £70m Declan Rice swap

West Ham boss David Moyes has joked that he would be up for a potential swap between Declan Rice at Billy Gilmour with Chelsea.

The Blues have been liked with the Hammers' midfielder in recent days and a potential return for the 21-year-old to Stamford Bridge.

However, Frank Lampard has a lot of depth in his midfield options, with one of those being the emergence of Billy Gilmour.

Before the season was suspended, Gilmour was superb in the wins over Liverpool and Everton and will be fighting for a first team place when football returns.

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Gilmour could be the future of the midfield at Chelsea, but Moyes joked that he could be open to a switch for Rice.

Speaking to BBC Scotland's Scottish football podcast, Moyes said: "He's [Gilmour] typical of what my memories are of what Scottish players were like going back many, many years.

"We were always good players, really talented football players, and at the moment Billy Gilmour in the short period I've seen him has looked like that all day long.

"We need to start getting a Scottish national team that gives us some hope but he's certainly a really talented looking player.

"I was laughing because I keep getting told that Chelsea want Declan Rice, so I thought well I might just decide I want Billy Gilmour and see how it goes."

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