Declan Rice will depart West Ham this summer time, membership chairman David Sullivan has confirmed.
The England midfielder, who’s a goal for Arsenal, Bayern Munich and Man Utd this summer time, grew to become solely the third Hammers skipper to carry a trophy after victory over Fiorentina within the Europa Convention League last.
Nonetheless, Sullivan admitted a gentleman’s settlement means they may enable a participant who nonetheless has two years remaining on his contract to go away.
Rice lifts the trophy after West Ham win the Europa Convention League
Requested whether or not lifting the trophy in Prague was Rice’s final motion as a West Ham participant, Sullivan instructed talkSPORT: “I feel it needs to be. We promised him he may go.
“He set his coronary heart on going and sooner or later he has to get on and we now have to get a substitute.
“It’s not one thing we needed to occur. We supplied him £200,000 per week 18 months in the past and he turned it down. You may’t hold a participant who would not need to be there.
“I feel the gives will begin to come at the moment. Three or 4 golf equipment have proven curiosity however out of respect to West Ham, whereas we’re nonetheless taking part in, you do not make gives for gamers.”
‘My future is as much as the individuals above’
Rice admitted he doesn’t know whether or not he’ll nonetheless be at West Ham subsequent season.
Rice declared his love for West Ham following Wednesday evening’s victory in Prague however admitted he doesn’t know whether or not he’ll nonetheless be on the membership subsequent season.
Moyes stated final month there’s a probability Rice may depart whereas Sky Sports activities understands West Ham need £120m to half methods with their captain.
“I’ve nonetheless acquired two years left,” Rice instructed Sky Sports activities Information.
“There’s a lot hypothesis – I see it on a regular basis – however I am unable to assist that. That comes with taking part in soccer day-after-day and doing what I do.
“My focus, and it has been because the World Cup, is to win this trophy and hold West Ham within the Premier League.”
He added: “I genuinely do not know what’s occurring on the minute. That’s my trustworthy reply.
“To learn it myself [the speculation], it is truly getting fairly boring. Who is aware of what’s going to occur? It is flattering to be needed by plenty of golf equipment however the badge on my chest is West Ham.
“I’ve nonetheless acquired two years left on my contract and in the end it’s as much as the individuals above.”
‘Let’s wait and see’ – Rice not sure if he has performed last sport for West Ham
David Moyes and Rice have a good time West Ham’s Europa Convention League win
It might be a memorable technique to log off for Rice, with hypothesis rife he may depart the London Stadium this summer time however with the legacy of changing into solely the third captain, together with Bobby Moore and Billy Bonds, to carry silverware within the membership’s 128-year historical past.
The England midfielder has a yr left on his contract, and West Ham maintain the choice of one other.
Rice instructed BT Sport: “It is not a goodbye but. Look in the intervening time there’s plenty of hypothesis about my future.
“There may be curiosity from different golf equipment, that is on the market, however in the end I’ve nonetheless acquired two years left at West Ham.
“There hasn’t been nothing but [offers]. Let’s wait and see, who is aware of.
“I really like each minute of it right here, you may see the smile on my face. It is not about that [on Wednesday night], it is about celebrating and that is what I will do now.”
On changing into the primary West Ham participant to carry a significant trophy for 43 years, Rice added: “Actually, it means completely all the pieces.
“The lads have been so on it. We had an actual perception, I am not simply blissful for us, the supervisor, however these followers, the employees – nobody is aware of the work they put in. The cooks, participant liaisons, I am simply as blissful for myself as I’m for them. I am so, so blissful.”
He added to Sky Sports activities Information: “To win this for this membership is simply one other degree. I do not assume it is going to hit for me for some time however what we have accomplished as a gaggle is so particular.
“I am misplaced for phrases.
“Once I began at West Ham 10 years in the past I by no means thought I would be captain of the membership after which tonight, to go on and carry the trophy it is one other degree now.”
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