West Ham boss David Moyes admits he's counting on Declan Rice for next season.
West Ham are attempting to secure the midfielder to a new deal.
Moyes said: "With the exception of maybe Harry Kane in the second half of the season, I think Declan Rice has probably been the pick of the England players who played in the Euros last year.
"I hope he continues to get better. He's got lots of improvement in him. He'll have learned a lot from Mark [Noble] in leadership. He's a young man and he'll get better with experience.
"He captains West Ham at the moment so he's certainly going down that line [becoming England captain]."
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