Has the former Irish International Declan Rice revealed where he’s next club could be? Gary Neville asked him on The Overlap who is his childhood hero and the 23 year old didn’t hesitate when answering.

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John Terry,’ he replied without any hesitation. ‘I speak to him a lot. I speak to him all the time really.

‘For me growing up being a Chelsea fan, having a season ticket there, going to all the games, being in the academy. Just him, looking at him, everything was JT as a kid. JT 26 on the back. Even when I was younger I said if I make it I want to be No 26, but I feel like as I’ve got older now I’ve grown out of that – it would look a bit creepy!

‘He was amazing for me when I got released as well, he picked up the phone – he didn’t have to, I was only 14 at the time and I was speaking to my idol – so yeah, we’ve got a good relationship.’

Rice also admitted that he was a mad Chelsea fan ‘Yeah, growing up the whole family was Chelsea.’