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I’m ex-Chelsea coach – Declan Rice told me he wanted to come back to Stamford Bridge

SoccerhuzBy SoccerhuzFebruary 10, 2024Updated:February 10, 2024No Comments2 Mins Read
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Declan Rice told Chelsea he was still a Blues fan and wanted to return to Stamford Bridge, where he’d spent several years as a youngster, prior to his 2023 move to Arsenal from West Ham

Rice was heavily linked with a return to Stamford Bridge during the latter stages of his West Ham tenure, and could’ve joined Chelsea for as little as £60million a few years back. The 25-year-old spent seven years in the Blues’ youth academy, but failed to earn a professional contract at the club, unlike bezzie mate Mason Mount.

Frank Lampard insists he urged the club to re-sign Rice during his initial spell as manager, and Lampard’s assistant, former Chelsea star Jody Morris, claims to have spoken to Rice on the phone during that time, and was told the midfielder was keen on the move.

Speaking to William Hill and Footy Accumulators’ on the No Tippy Tappy Football, Morris revealed: “I messaged Declan Rice when I was at Chelsea, and I asked him whether he’d come back, even after being released by the club. He was a centre-half back then and there were a lot of people who said he shouldn’t have been released when he was, but in hindsight it was probably the best thing for him considering all the amazing things he went on do at West Ham.

I was always on Frank Lampard’s case saying how unbelievable Rice would be for us when N’Golo Kante kept getting injured and he wasn’t sure at first, but a month later he was all over him! So, we reached out to Declan on whether he’d want to come back and he said, ‘I’m a Chelsea fan, of course I would

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