West Ham insist they do not intend to sell Robert Green,
but they will not be offering him a new contract this
summer.
The Hammers issued an official response to Green, after the
goalkeeper moaned that he was paid less than any of the starting
XI.
Green claimed West Ham were showing him no respect by
undervaluing his importance to the squad, and he hinted he may
leave if he felt more wanted elsewhere.
West Ham insist they plan to discuss the England man’s future in
a year’s time, not before, and they do not intend to sell him in
the mean time.
“Less than a year ago, Robert Green entered into a five-year
contract with West Ham United. The club were delighted to recognise
his status as our number one goalkeeper and rewarded him with this
long-term deal,” chief executive Scott Duxbury told the club’s
official website.
"At the time the player entered into the new contract, he
requested a mechanism to review the terms in summer 2009. This was
and remains the appropriate time to review.
“We value Robert Green highly, that is why we gave him a
five-year contract less than 12 months ago.
“We have no intention of selling him and do not propose to
comment on this further."