Former Hammers and Liverpool defender Glen Johnson has told Jarrod Bowen to concentrate on West Ham amid speculation about a Liverpool move.

Bowen has been regularly .llinked with such a move but Johnson believes he has a way to go before such a thing could happen and is keen to see him do well at the London Stadium

Ubnlike Rio Ferdinand when seemingly pushing Declan towards Old Trafford Johnson is careful to make sure that he insists the Hammers must come first in Jarrod’s life.

Anything else is unnecessary and can only inflame opinion among Hammers fans but it seems to happen every time we have a decent player on our hands.

Tomas Soucek is another who has been linked with a move away and during one commentary Tony Gale was keen to link Michail Antonio with the chance of a move to what he described as one of the big clubs.

Bowen of course has been amazing during this campaign and must be leading the way as Hammer of the Year as we pass the halfway stage of the season.

But his name and the Reds  have been linked with the club since Jurgen Klopp admired some admiration several months ago which is of course a long way from claiming the club want to sign him.

Johnson, however, said: “I think he’s done well,” Johnson told West Ham World, courtesy of Squawka .

“I think he’s still, not learning the game, but I think there are still areas that he needs to improve on. He works his socks off so I’m sure he will only improve.

“And, obviously, good luck to him that if you get those names showing interest, then he’s obviously doing something right.

“But at the moment, I think if he can just focus on West Ham, concentrate on trying to push for that fourth position and chip in with a few more goals and assists then he might have a few big clubs coming in the summer.”