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​West Ham assistant Irvine insists Rice happy amid Chelsea links

West Ham United star Declan Rice is happy at the club.

That is according to the Hammers' assistant manager Alan Irvine.

The latter took questions from the media after the team's impressive 4-0 win over Wolves in the Premier League.

Rice has been linked to a move to Chelsea this transfer window, but appears to be staying.

"Declan is extremely happy," said Hammers assistant Irvine.

"He was captain today, he is not somebody with other things on his mind."

On potential new arrivals, Irvine added: "Every manager wants to strengthen and David [Moyes] is no exception. But you need to strengthen, they can't just be players for the sake of it.

"All the players and staff have been fantastic. Declan is extremely happy here and is an important player for us."

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