Various reports have emerged claiming the Hammers boss Manuel Pellegrini was keen to take his former Manchester City stopper as a replacement for Adrian who will be leaving in the summer.
And although the London Evening Standard claims the keeper is out of contract next month, we have been told by a Hammers insider that in fact the Blues have an option on him until next summer which they have now exercised.
That leaves the Hammers still hunting for a back-up goalkeeper with a senior source in the Hammers telling us by e mail: “Chelsea have used their option to keep him another year, so he is not available.”
Hammers academy prospect Nathan Trott is seen as the future Hammers No 1 but is in need of games and will be sent out on loan to a Championship club next season.
Our source added: “The plan is to loan Trott and we need second and third choices for the training ground and to travel. Trott could be first team keeper in 2/3 years, but needs games now.”