Thankfully tonight we've had a great time and we've got the result we wanted. I've had a long career in football and you don't get many moments like this. West Ham manager David Moyes told BT Sport: "This is fantastic. It seems inevitable that the summer will see his suitors, among them Arsenal, Manchester United and Bayern Munich, solidify their interest in him, but for now, he can savour the feeling of becoming a West Ham great, his legacy at the club he loves assured. Rice is only the third captain in West Ham's history to win a major trophy for the club.Īs always, he was central to their success in Prague, showing maturity far beyond his years as he guided his team-mates through long periods of Fiorentina pressure, excelling both in and out of possession in a tense and high-pressure contest.
"To even be in that conversation is crazy," said Declan Rice when asked about comparisons with West Ham greats Billy Bonds and Bobby Moore as he and his team-mates celebrated their success on the pitch at the Fortuna Arena.īut, like Bonds and Moore before him, the 24-year-old has now secured legendary status, even if, as expected, this proves to be his final game for them. Open Privacy Options Analysis: Rice secures his West Ham legacy
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