Source: FOOTYMAD
Tottenham want Parker: Bid made but Sullivan stands firm
West Ham have gone to unprecedented lengths this morning to reassure supporters that midfield maestro Scott Parker will not be sold. Following last season’s relegation survival, the Chairman came out and suggested that all of the Hammers squad were up for sale, except Scott Parker. In a very strongly worded statement released on the official site it has been revealed that Sullivan has turned down an offer from Tottenham Hotspur for Parker and that the player is “not for sale and there are no circumstances and no amount of money that will cause us to break that pledge to the fans.” The statement also goes on to confirm that the club have opened talks with Parker’s agent about him signing a new 5-year contract, believed to be worth around £70,000 per week. Sullivan says, “I made a promise that I would not sell Scott and I will not, for any amount of money, break that promise to the West Ham supporters. Scott is not for sale at any price, to anyone. West Ham supporters, for far too long, have had owners that sell their best players and promise one thing and do another. “This is a new era. We are building a bigger, better West Ham and when we make a promise, we honour it.”
