Avram Grant moves closer to West Ham hot seat after Portsmouth administrator supports move

17 May 2010 09:28
'Unconditional support': Grant (right) has remained at Portsmouth despite the club's financial woe[LNB]Portsmouth administrator Andrew Andronikou has given Avram Grant the green light to join West Ham United.   [LNB]The Hammers are keen to appoint Grant as a successor to Gianfranco Zola who was sacked last week.   [LNB]Andronikou said: 'We'll sit down this week and have a discussion about his future. I want to make it clear we will support which decision he comes to. He's given unconditional support for us over the last four months when maybe other managers would have walked.   [LNB]'If he wants to leave we won't stand in his way. We'll give him our full support.  [LNB] 'We're not going to hold anyone to ransom. If he wants to move on we'll be behind that. I think all the fans would be behind that decision, too.' [LNB] Chelsea's final flourish as Avram Grant suffers double dose of penalty painPortsmouth administrator Andrew Andronikou will demand compensation if West Ham poach Avram GrantPompey debt £4m less than thought... but crisis club are still £134m in the redPORTSMOUTH FC

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