Source: Daily_Mail
West Ham hopeful of keeping top stars after nine-month debt extension
Wanted: Carlton Cole [LNB]West Ham hope the club will be stabilised for the rest of the season by a nine-month extension of the moratorium on debt repayments owed by the club's owners Straumur. [LNB]The Icelandic bank, which inherited ownership of the London club following former chairman Bjorgolfur Gudmundsson's financial breakdown, is itself bankrupt and facing a winding-up order but is likely to be granted a moratorium extension until September much to the relief of those in charge at the club. [LNB]The Hammers hope the development will undermine the perception that manager Gianfranco Zola will be forced to sell in the January transfer window, with Liverpool and Manchester United among several clubs monitoring England striker Carlton Cole.[LNB] West Ham pour cold water on claims Behrami is heading to Juventus West Ham target Toni ready to quit Bayern after bust-up with Van Gaal WEST HAM UNITED FC
