Rice cracker

Great news that Declan Rice has finally signed a new West Ham contract that will keep him at the club until 2024. Pellegrini can now build a team around Declan and Felipe Anderson. It's hard to believe that the 19-year-old has only played 50 games. You can see why Gareth Southgate wants to poach Deckers for England as he already looks like he could be more effective as a holding midfielder than Dier and Henderson.Though he's still undecided on whether he's English or Irish, of course, and a visit from Roy Keane might change anyone's mind. What's clear is that if Rice keeps working hard he will have a great future. It will be interesting to see whether he ends up as a centre back or midfielder, but wherever he plays he has the potential to be a West Ham great.