Massive relief as video shows Declan Rice training with West Ham before flight to Seville

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There is massive relief for the Hammers after video showed Declan Rice training with West Ham before the team’s flight to Seville.

There is now just 24 hours to go until West Ham kick-off one of their biggest matches in decades.

Excitement is building as the Hammers prepare to fly to Seville for the first leg of their huge Europa League last 16 tie.

West Ham have thoroughly embraced and enjoyed their European adventure this season.

After topping Group H, the east Londoners qualified directly for the last 16 knockout stage.

West Ham are now just three ties from a dream final in Seville.

But they will get an early taste of playing at the Estadio Ramón Sánchez-Pizjuán after being handed arguably the toughest of the last 16 draws.

As all eyes turn to the Europa League last 16 clash West Ham fans have been sweating over the availability of their two best players Declan Rice and Jarrod Bowen.

Sevilla have their own injury issues ahead of the first leg on Thursday evening.

But it would be just West Ham’s rotten luck to be without their two stars for such an important game.

Bowen was forced off with a heel injury in the defeat to Liverpool while Rice missed that game through illness.

The game looks like it might well come too soon for Bowen.

But there were serious doubts about talisman Rice too with an insider telling website Claret and Hugh this week that the midfielder still felt unwell and was by no means certain to play for West Ham against Sevilla.

Well there is massive relief as video shows Rice training with West Ham before the team’s flight to Seville this afternoon.

Massive relief as video shows Declan Rice training with West Ham before flight to Seville

Just before 4pm today (Wednesday) West Ham’s media team posted a video of the squad training at Rush Green before setting off for the airport.

And eagle-eyed fans will spot Rice running with the team and in with the group after the run too.

“Our final training session at Rush Green before we fly out to Spain!” West Ham said alongside the video.

West Ham fans will spot Rice running alongside Manuel Lanzini – to the playmaker’s right – on around 21 seconds and again in the background – between the heads of Alex Kral and Aji Alese – on around 25 seconds.

Arthur Masuaku can also been seen in training suggesting he may be in the squad as West Ham try to manage his knee injury.

There was unsurprisingly no sign of Bowen.

But youngster Alese, Sonny Perkins, Dan Chesters and Freddie Potts all trained and look set to be part of the travelling party heading to Spain.

What a massive relief!

COME ON YOU IRONS!

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