West Ham boss Zola fires broadside at 'fortune seeking' Bellamy

22 January 2009 17:53
Mercenary: Bellamy left West Ham for financial reasons, claims Zola   More... EXCLUSIVE: City target Chelsea striker Drogba, and tell Blues to name their price Footballers' Drives: Sportsmail's guide to the Premier League stars and their cars MANCHESTER CITY FC NEWS FROM ACROSS THE WEB WEST HAM UNITED FC NEWS FROM ACROSS THE WEB Values: Zola Zola also denied reported claims by the Wales international striker that he wanted to stay at Upton Park. 'I don’t think he wanted to stay,' said the West Ham manager. 'We are not going to send players away who want to stay.' Zola, who once turned down a lucrative offer from Chelsea owner Roman Abramovich to return to Stamford Bridge after going back to his native Sardinia, also praised Brazilian star Kaka for staying at Italian giants AC Milan rather than moving to City in a£100m deal. Zola added: 'Kaka proved that values are more important than money and I would also like to think that is the case.'   More... EXCLUSIVE: City target Chelsea striker Drogba, and tell Blues to name their price Footballers' Drives: Sportsmail's guide to the Premier League stars and their cars MANCHESTER CITY FC NEWS FROM ACROSS THE WEB WEST HAM UNITED FC NEWS FROM ACROSS THE WEB  

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