Talksport pundit Darren Bent has urged Declan Rice to pursue Champions League football and leave West Ham United.
The 23-year-old has become club’s captain since Mark Noble retirement and is one of the most important players in his national team.
Bent said: “Declan Rice is the big one. He’s been incredibly loyal to West Ham – he’s their captain and he’s everything about that club, he loves the club.
“But someone of that quality should be looking at Champions League football, or with a team competing at that end of the table.
“West Ham have been there or thereabouts but I mean a team pushing for major honours and looking to get into the Champions League. I think he’s on that level and getting to that level will improve him as a player.”