Grant keen to keep hold of Parker

10 December 2010 16:30
Avram Grant is adamant Scott Parker will remain at West Ham for the rest of the season and has set his sights on signing up to three new players in the January transfer window. Parker has been an outstanding performer in what has otherwise been a drab year for the East London outfit, who are rooted to the bottom of the Barclays Premier League as the season approaches the halfway point. The midfielder's tireless performances caught the eye of Tottenham boss Harry Redknapp, who had a £7million bid for the 30-year-old rejected this summer. With the January transfer window drawing closer, suggestions that Redknapp is ready to re-ignite his interest in Parker have gathered momentum but Grant insists the England international is going nowhere. "I am confident Scott will stay," said Grant. "He is a good player for us. West Ham is a good club for him too. "He has developed this season. Before everyone was saying `it's not good that he's at West Ham', but this season has been his best so far so it's good for him to stay and he is good for the club."

Source: PA