Watch: West Ham United ace begs Declan Rice to stay with a brilliant chant on the open top bus parade.
Declan Rice lifted the Europa Conference League trophy out in Prague on Wednesday night, and he joined his West Ham teammates on an open top bus parade in East London yesterday to commemorate history being made.
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Every single Hammers player on that bus yesterday was absolutely loving life, Emerson Palmieri included.
The 28-year-old Italian was brilliant in the final against Fiorentina after being handed a surprise start by David Moyes.
The decision by the Scot to start the left-back now looks like an absolute masterstroke.
West Ham have finally won a major trophy after a 43-year wait. The smile hasn’t left my face since.
However, one particular downer has surfaced – the realisation that Declan Rice will be leaving the London Stadium this summer.
Arsenal are believed to be leading the race for his signature, but there is still a very small chance that he could stay in East London. Who knows what might happen.
Dec’s teammates are clearly keen for the midfielder to remain at the club…
Watch: West Ham ace begs Declan Rice to stay with brilliant chant on open top bus parade
As the open top bus cruised around the streets of East London yesterday, the players were having a wild time being cheered on by the fans.
And then Emerson started the ’10 more years, 10 more years’ Declan Rice song. It was absolutely brilliant to watch:
The chant originated during our 4-0 win away at Bournemouth in April.
I think that deep down, we all know that Dec will be leaving the London Stadium this summer, especially after David Sullivan went on talkSPORT yesterday and told the world that’s what will be happening.
However, we’re all entitled to dream right? Anything can happen in football, and Declan Rice staying at West Ham for at least one more season is not an impossibility.
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