West Ham midfielder Declan Rice reckons Chelsea now regret dumping him as a 14 year-old.

The South Londoner was a junior at Chelsea alongside Mason Mount, but was stunned to be let go as a 14 year old.

He told Four Four Two: “They called my dad and told him.

“I'd thought I was a certainty to get another contract. When my dad told me, I was distraught. I'd grown up as a Chelsea fan – that's what I'd known my whole life.

“At the time when I got released by Chelsea, I thought they'd made a mistake, so I knew I had a point to prove.

“Now they're probably looking back on it – the person who made the decision – and thinking, 'Maybe we've messed up here'.

“But that doesn't matter now. I'm working hard, I'm at West Ham, and I'm here to get better.

“My family haven't been to a Chelsea game in about three years – we're just West Ham now, home and away. It's special here."