Rice ‘annoyed’ by Chelsea left
Declan Rice has had enough of the “annoying” transfer rumors linking him to a departure from West Ham.
The 23-year-old has been named Hammers captain following Mark Noble’s retirement and has vowed to give everything to the club.
In an interview with Sky Sports, the England star said: “Every time I put on the shirt I go out and give it 100 per cent and whatever happens off the pitch sorts itself out.
“I can’t control that – what I can control is going out and trying to be the best player.
“It’s annoying because of the numbers attached to your name.
“You can’t control that at all, but there are sometimes things you see and read that you don’t want to hear because in a way it’s not really true.
“Over the past few seasons I’ve done that and that’s the confidence the manager has in me, so all this speculation stuff, that’s part of playing well, I think.”