Declan Rice has now been entirely up front about his future career and whilst we have no idea whether that will be – or for how long – it is clear what he wants from his life.
Ask anybody who knows the captain and there’s little in his life but football and he’s determined to win things. End of.
Whether he will start to do that with the Irons over the next couple of years who knows but he seems very likely to be around next season with three years – which includes a one option – left on his current deal.
Declan is not a money motivated individual – he’s a winner plain and simple and it’s that and nothing else which will decide if he leaves the club.
His mentor, CandH exclusive blogger and former academy chief Terry Westley – has always said the same and now Declan himself is making the position crystal clear.
“You’re constantly reading stuff about myself, obviously (Jarrod) Bowen, (Manuel) Lanzini,” Rice told Gary Neville on The Overlap. per Hammers News
“Of course I feel like if you’re performing well and obviously there’s top clubs around, there’s people always going to be circling. But I never actually read too much into it or believe anything until something actually happens.
“To me it’s just all noise and I’ve just got to stay focused on what I’ve got to do at West Ham which is perform week in, week out and try and be the best player because that’s what I want to be.
“I think the main one for me, I’ve always said it, I don’t want to have a career where I’ve not won nothing. I’ve grown up as a kid, I’ve seen all these top players win the big trophies, like yourself win the Premier League so many times, the Champions League.
“Me as a football fan and also a player I want to win the best stuff. I want to win the Premier League, I want to lift that trophy.
“I want to win the Champions League, I want to win FA Cups, the league cups, stuff with England, I want to win it all.
“As a footballer I feel like, if you’ve not got that ambition, you know why are you playing?
“I definitely want to have them experiences of winning trophies and being the best I can be.”
Basically then no different to most footballers i would think.
Doesn’t sound like he will be with us for the long term based on that. Although if he wants to win the PL it’s Chelsea/City or Liverpool. If we keep him another season and a half we will have done well.
Yep will stay if moyes gets in the summer top players in . Definitely only Chelsea or pep for winning the league though , certainly not manure or Liverpool that’s for sure. Hope it’s going to be staying with us for awhile as he certainly seems happy with the squad we have too.