Declan Rice will leave West Ham this summer, club chairman David Sullivan has confirmed.
The England midfielder, who is a target for Arsenal, Bayern Munich and Man Utd this summer, became only the third Hammers skipper to lift a trophy after victory over Fiorentina in the Europa Conference League final.
However, Sullivan admitted a gentleman's agreement - which means they will allow a player who still has two years remaining on his contract to leave.
Asked whether lifting the trophy in Prague was Rice's last action as a West Ham player, Sullivan told talkSPORT: "I think it has to be. We promised him he could go.
"He set his heart on going and in due course he has to get on and we have to get a replacement.
"It is not something we wanted to happen. We offered him £200,000 a week 18 months ago and he turned it down. You can't keep a player who doesn't want to be there.
"I think the offers will start to come [on Thursday]. Three or four clubs have shown interest but out of respect to West Ham, while we're still playing, you don't make offers for players."
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