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Rice rises from Chelsea-reject to England’s most expensive player

Rice admits to being reduced to tears when the Blues let him go as a promising 14-year-old. But a decade on, the brave decision to up sticks and move across London to join West Ham has been the making of the England international

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Declan Rice

Declan Rice

Declan Rice capped a remarkable rise from the crushing disappointment of being released by boyhood heroes Chelsea as a teenager as he joined Arsenal from West Ham on Saturday for a fee that could rise to £105 million (approx Rs 1,128cr). 

Rice admits to being reduced to tears when the Blues let him go as a promising 14-year-old. But a decade on, the brave decision to up sticks and move across London to join West Ham has been the making of the England international. 

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