- West Ham star Declan Rice appeared on Gary Neville's Overlap podcast
- Rice discusses supporting Chelsea and idolising John Terry, who's a mentor
- The England midfielder is a switch goal for Manchester United and Chelsea
- However Rice admits that he needs to 'keep shut' to his roots in south-west London
West Ham and England star Declan Rice spoke of his household's love of Chelsea, his idolisation of John Terry and want to remain in London as he opened as much as Gary Neville on the pundit's Overlap podcast.
It's no secret that Rice was a childhood Chelsea fan, taking part in within the membership's academy from the age of seven till he was launched at 14 and picked up by the Hammers.
He made his debut for West Ham as an 18-year-old, shortly establishing himself as a daily earlier than making his England bow two years later. Now a fixture for his nation and common matchday captain for his membership, the midfielder is in nice kind and rated at £100million, with Manchester United and Chelsea each monitoring his progress.
Nevertheless it seems there is just one membership on Rice's thoughts when the time does come to go away West Ham. Requested if he was a Chelsea fan rising up by Neville, Rice confirmed: 'Yeah, rising up the entire household was Chelsea.'
Neville then mischievously requested: 'How does that go down with West Ham followers? Do you simply hold it quiet?'
Rice admitted: 'I really feel prefer it's on the market, everybody is aware of, it is nicely documented. However I really feel like if you play for a membership like West Ham you turn into actually affiliated to it, and there is a part of me now - and my household as nicely - that could be a large West Ham fan.'
Neville carried out the interview strolling across the streets of Kingston-upon-Thames in south-west London, the place Rice was born and grew up. In a blow to United's hopes of signing him, the 23-year-old admitted he needs to remain within the space - which is just seven miles from Stamford Bridge.
'Do you continue to have a home spherical right here?' Requested Neville.
'Yeah, I am right here on a regular basis,' admitted Rice, who picked Liverpool legend Steven Gerrard forward of United icon Paul Scholes in a quickfire query. 'I've at all times needed to remain near this place, I really feel like I do not need to lose my roots.'
Rice has beforehand spoken of his shut relationship with former Chelsea captain Terry, and he did not maintain again when requested by Neville who his idol was rising up.
'John Terry,' he replied with none hesitation. 'I converse to him lots. I converse to him on a regular basis actually.
'For me rising up being a Chelsea fan, having a season ticket there, going to all of the video games, being within the academy. Simply him, taking a look at him, every part was JT as a child. JT 26 on the again. Even once I was youthful I mentioned if I make it I need to be No 26, however I really feel like as I've acquired older now I've grown out of that - it might look a bit creepy!
'He was wonderful for me once I acquired launched as nicely, he picked up the telephone - he did not must, I used to be solely 14 on the time and I used to be talking to my idol - so yeah, we have a superb relationship.'
Rice described his England debut in opposition to Czech Republic in March 2019 because the proudest second of his profession thus far, whereas he named former Manchester Metropolis captain David Silva because the hardest opponent he has confronted.