West Ham midfielder Declan Rice admits he wants to play Champions League football.

West Ham's hopes of keeping Rice long term may depend on their ability to qualify for the Champions League on a regular basis, if comments by the player are anything to go by.

"To have that Champions League music playing, that's where I want to be," Rice told BBC's MOTDx.

"It's special, I can't really describe it to be honest. As a kid it's your dream, first of all to play in the Premier League, but to be competing for the Champions League [as well].

"You know West Ham, people say (we're) a mid-table club and last three seasons we've been battling relegation. But this, what we're doing now, has always been there. It was just about when. We're on fire.

"We're on course to have West Ham's best ever season in the Premier League. That in itself is an achievement. There's a great chance that we are going to get some sort of European spot."