West Ham United’s Declan Rice has chosen to play for England.
West Ham United’s Declan Rice has ended all discussion about his international future by announcing that he will be representing England.
Rice, 20, has emerged as one of the Premier League’s top young talents this season, starring in West Ham’s midfield with some incredibly mature displays.
Whilst he committed his future to West Ham by signing a new long-term deal in December, there has been a real debate about his international future.
Rice played for the Republic of Ireland at Under-16, 17, 19 and 21 levels before earning three senior caps – but none of them were in competitive games.
That left Rice open to changing his allegiance one day, and having been born in England, he has now decided to represent the Three Lions moving forward.
Rice’s decision has sparked reactions from many, and Gary Lineker took to Twitter to celebrate the switch, with ex-West Ham striker Ian Wright praising the decision too.
West Ham co-owner David Gold has now joined in, mocking former Ireland assistant and Premier League legend Roy Keane by laughing at how Keane once said it would be ‘difficult’ to convince Rice to play for England.
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