Declan Rice has signed a new contract with West Ham United.
Jamie Redknapp has praised West Ham United in The Daily Mail for handing Declan Rice a new contract.
Rice, who can operate as a central defender or as a defensive midfielder, signed a new deal with West Ham last week which will see him remain at the London Stadium until the end of the 2013-24 season.
The 19-year-old’s previous contract was due to run out at the end of the season, and former Liverpool and Tottenham Hotspur midfielder Redknapp believes that West Ham have done a good job in tying him down to a long-term deal.
Redknapp wrote in The Daily Mail: “Tying Declan Rice down to a new deal is a contender for being West Ham’s best bit of business in 2018.
“They made big signings in the summer but this was vital. Rice is a humble boy who lives for football.
“He’s only 19 years old but already one of the top flight’s most impressive defensive midfielders. He deserved his new long-term deal.”
Good move
Rice has established himself as an important player for West Ham this season and is playing regularly for manager Manuel Pellegrini’s team.
The 19-year-old – who has made 17 starts in the Premier League for the Hammers so far this season, according to WhoScored – is one of the best your players in the Premier League.
West Ham are 11th in the Premier League table at the moment with 27 points from 20 matches.
The London club will take on Brighton and Hove Albion at the London Stadium in the Premier League on Wednesday evening.
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