Declan Rice takes childhood sweetheart girlfriend out for fancy final meal before jetting to Germany with England

DECLAN RICE chose posh nosh out with his family for the sweetest of send-offs for Euro 2024.

The England midfielder looked incredibly relaxed, even signing autographs outside, as he dined with childhood sweetheart Lauren Fryer and their 22-month-old son Jude.

They chose the eatery of football legends – London’s Novikov – ahead of the tournament of the Three Lions’ dreams.

Wayne Rooney, John Terry, Harry Kane, Ronaldo, Neymar and Paul Pogba are amongst other celebrity players who have visited the restaurant in Mayfair.

Main courses include sea bass, salt crusted with crudaiola sauces for an eye-watering £125.

Wood oven roasted langoustines will set you back £50, while the black pizza with seafood will see you part with a cool £58.

Rice wore a dark-green cap and light-green hoodie as he held Jude and looked around outside the venue, where you can buy a two-course lunch for £26.

But he grinned widely as he put his arms around two fans for a pic taken by one of their friends.

The £115million Arsenal stars is one of England’s main hopes at the Euros in Germany – mainly thanks to his midfield partnership with Jude Bellingham.

The duo are young enough and good enough to be paired together as long as rice has been with Lauren – more than eight years.

They’ve been together since they were teenagers and welcomed their first child in August 2022.

Rice marked that occasion with a pair of tattoos. His son’s name and date of birth are inked on – plus Jude’s Leo star sign.

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Rice and Lauren prefer to keep their relationship out of the public eye.

But there was an unfortunate glimpse into their private life two months ago.

That was when Lauren deleted all her Instagram pictures after bullying from online trolls.

Now Rice hopes to make those sad social media types eat their words – as he prepares to jet to Germany for the Euros after his family feat of a send-off.

Source: Soccer - thesun.co.uk