David Ornstein has said that West Ham United’s Declan Rice is aiming to be back ahead of schedule, on the Ornstein and Chapman Podcast.
Rice is currently sidelined for West Ham with a knee problem that he picked up while playing for England.
There were fears when he was initially ruled out that Rice could miss the rest of the season and the European Championships.
But Ornstein says that he has been given assurances that Rice will be back to feature for England in the summer.
“Declan Rice, we’re assured will be fit in time [to play in the Euro’s],” Ornstein said.
“I know that he saw the six week time frame on being a little bit on the cautious side and was aiming to be back in four or five weeks max from this very small tear to the lateral collateral knee ligament in his right leg.”
Whether Rice will play against for West Ham this season remains to be seen.
However, if he is only out for four weeks, then he should be back in time to feature for their final few games.
That could be crucial to David Moyes’ side, as they still remain right in the thick of the fight for a Champions League spot.
West Ham are currently positioned in fourth place in the Premier League table, but have the likes of Chelsea and Liverpool breathing down their necks.
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