Zola Asks For Money to Walk

The Guardian claim that Gianfranco had decided to resign as West Ham manager after he had successfully gained enough points to avoid relegation (the paper don't say what Zola's plans were if the club were to be relegated).

However they say that Zola has now changed his mind and rather than simply resigning he will now seek a negotiated settlement with the owners. The paper say that Zola wants a settlement for the remaining two years of his contract worth £1.9m a season.


ESPN claim that after West Ham were turned down by West Brom for their approach for Dorrans the club are now targeting a summer bid for Portsmouth midfielder Kevin-Prince Boateng.