Jamie Carragher and Gary Neville disagree on West Ham United midfielder Declan Rice, who has been linked with a move to Chelsea.
The Telegraph have claimed that the 22-year-old has become 'unhappy' with the £100million price tag that the Hammers have placed on his head, leading to suggestions he could move back to Stamford Bridge, where he spent eight years before being released as a youngster.
Rice has admitted that he prefers to be deployed as a box-to-box midfielder rather than a deep-lying No.6.
And ahead of West Ham's convincing 4-1 win over Leicester City, Carragher agreed with Rice, claiming that the Englishman's passing ability is underrated by many.
"With Declan Rice, I think his passing is undervalued. In a game against Leicester last season, he drove from deep and hit the crossbar, it was almost as if it was a demonstration of what he wants to become", Carragher told Sky Sports.
"He’s got the power and he runs through midfield. I think he wants to be seen as more of an all-round player.”
However, Carragher's fellow pundit Neville disagrees, arguing that he doesn't have the facilities to become proficient in the final third.
Neville said: “He scored two goals last season, one was a penalty, and he got one assist so he’s not an attacking midfield player. He is predominantly going to be breaking it up.
"As a player, as a character, he’s fantastic. I just look at him sometimes and think ‘can he be a fantastic, top-class centre-back?’ Do I think in midfield that he’s a specialist in defending or a specialist in attack?
"I think he’s a very good player, very good midfield player and a lot of clubs would want him but Ndidi is a specialist. Rice wants to go forward but he got one assist last season, two goals, one is a penalty, so my doubt is his position.
"He’s going to be a midfield player but what type of midfield player is he going to be? I’m not quite sure he’s got the real top level ability to do that.”
