Source: Team_Talk
Hammers not planning Green talks
West Ham chairman David Gold has confirmed the club are not currently planning to hold talks over a new contract for Robert Green.[LNB] England goalkeeper Green has just 12 months remaining on his existing deal and has been linked with a summer move to Arsenal.[LNB]Gold's fellow co-owner David Sullivan recently suggested every player bar Scott Parker would be sale for the right price.[LNB]Green is currently battling to be England's first-choice goalkeeper at the World Cup and Gold acknowledged an impressive showing in South Africa could lead to the Hammers fielding offers for the 29-year-old.[LNB]"At this stage we are not going to have talks with him about a new deal," Gold told The Sun.[LNB]"World Cups change lives. It's the global shop window and who knows what may happen. We could get amazing offers - offers you can't refuse.[LNB]"What do you do if Manchester United or Real Madrid, for example, come in offering millions of pounds?"[LNB]The Hammers chairman also suggested that new manager Avram Grant is likely to have a major say on whether Green will be in his squad next season.[LNB]Gold added: "We have to see how Robert feels and consider the new manager's view.[LNB]"He will take the squad on a pre-season tour and judge Robert with everybody else."
