West Ham star Declan Rice has broken his silence on transfer speculation linking him with a move away.
The 24-year-old captain is valued at over £100million by the Hammers.
Arsenal, Manchester United and Bayern Munich appear to be leading the race to sign him, but with the Europa Conference League final versus Fiorentina on the horizon, he is fully focused on leading his current club to glory.
West Ham skipper Declan Rice has opened on transfer rumours regarding his future.
Rice claimed he is blocking out the talk ahead of the showpiece in Prague on June 7 and has his “heart set” on lifting a trophy with the Irons.
Asked if victory in the final would be the dream goodbye, he responded:”I’ve not really focused on any of that, to be honest.
“My main focus this season, from the World Cup onwards, has been getting us out of a relegation battle and, of course, having one eye on winning this trophy.
“Everything else is just noise and speculation.
“Obviously, I can’t help that, it comes with playing. But my main focus is playing for West Ham and winning this final.
“My heart’s set on that, doing it for the club, for my family, for the fans and that’s my only focus. I want to make them all very happy and my focus is on doing that.
“I think all of us have dreamed about it, obviously with the journey we’ve been on. We’re one game away from lifting something for West Ham, which would go down in history.
“I don’t think about those things too much because I’ve been in finals before and obviously lost, the highs and lows of the game are really minimal. But I think we’re all dreaming, the fans are all dreaming, and I think we have a right to but it’s down to us to get it done.”
Rice and his West Ham team-mates are more than ready for the final, saying: “I feel unbelievably fit. I’m ready for anything in that final, whether it’s going to go 90 minutes or 120 minutes, I feel I’ll ready to play any minutes that are required.
“It’s been a long season with the World Cup, but the way I’ve kept myself off the pitch has probably been the key to being able to play so many games and keeping myself fresh. I want to play every game as well, I want to rack up as many appearances as possible and it’s been good to do that.”