Rice has continued his outstanding form for the Hammers this season, playing every minute of the Irons’ Premier League season except for one game.

Earlier in the season manager David Moyes insisted securing Rice for £100m last summer would have been a bargain for any club, but time has run out.

Sinclair believes West Ham will not be able to finish in the top four and secure Champions League football for next season.

So Sinclair thinks Rice would do well to secure a signing at a club that will be playing Champions League football next season, as he has shown himself to be more than capable of playing at this level.

Speaking on talkSPORTSinclair said: “For me West Ham won’t be in the top four this year, not because they won’t try, I just think they will fail.

“I think Declan Rice has shown a level of football and performance that he deserves to play in this [Champions League] and he is ambitious.

“He wants to play in there and I think he’s given everything to West Ham since he’s been at the football club.

“I just think at the end of the season it might be a good time for him to move on and test himself.”

Rice has a contract with the Hammers that runs until 2024, and time will tell if the Hammers are able to secure Champions League football and keep the star midfielder.