Archive for May 23, 2023
“One more year!?”
In every game for some time now the Hammers supporters have chanted a song with the words “One more year”, directed at West Ham’s captain Declan Rice. 24-year-old Declan who has come through the youth ranks at West Ham is supposed to leave the club to join an outfit that plays Champions League football. He is without doubt one of the best holding midfield players in Europe.
Oliver Holt reports in the Daily Mail that Rice has a very good relationship with the fan base, but that it is inevitable that he will leave West Ham United this summer.
And it seems that generous West Ham fans will let Declan Rice leave with their blessing because of their understanding of the modern game and Rice’s desire to play on a higher level, Holt writes.
In an interview during the World Cup in Qatar, when asked about his future, Rice said: “You only get one career and at the end you want to look back at what you’ve won and the biggest games that you’ve played in.”
Declan Rice is one year before the end of his contract, with West Ham having the option to extend it by a further 12 months until 2025. The player has turned down three contract offers from West Ham. He would have become West Ham’s highest paid player in history if he accepted their most recent offer.
Despite the very likely transfer the captain is giving his all for the club in every game and is eager to win the Conference League with the Hammers to be able to leave on a high. The final on 6 June in Prague against Fiorentina is sure to be for everyone at West Ham one of “the biggest games you’ve played in” so far.
For RapidHammer who was at London Stadium when Declan Rice scored his first Premier League goal for West Ham in January 2019 against Arsenal, this is the second cup final this year with Rapid Wien already having played in the Austrian Cup final against Sturm Graz. The “Greens” unfortunately lost their final in Klagenfurt, but here’s hoping that the “Irons of steel” will do better in Prague.
▶️ West Ham v Arsenal 1-0 (January 2019)
Come on you Irons!
EXTRA TIME 
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