Football rumours: Chelsea exodus to fund Declan Rice deal?

Olivier Giroud and Declan Rice (Daniel Leal-Olivas/Nick Potts/PA)

What the papers say

Chelsea could see a mass exodus in January to raise funds for the signing of West Ham’s Declan Rice, the Daily Star says. The paper reports Frank Lampard’s outfit could look to cash in on Tiemoue Bakayoko, Olivier Giroud, Emerson Palmieri, Danny Drinkwater and Antonio Rudiger to raise cash for the £70million-rated Rice.