Coufal contract will be sorted

Suggestions that Vladimir Coufal is frustrated over contract talks should be taken with a pinch of salt as the normal cat and mouse game played by clubs and agents while negotiating.

It is often the agents and clubs who get frustrated while the player just wants to play football so we shouldn’t too concerned at report rumblings.

Coufal is represented by K2K Sports Entertainment Group headed by Karol Kisel and Martin Latka and also by Irish agent Stephen Hunt was instrumental in bringing him to West Ham.

Its the agent’s job to get the best deal for their client while the club wants the best deal for West Ham and their wage bill while incentivising their player.

Club sources have confirmed talks are ongoing but say they are confident a deal will be reached with Coufal’s representatives and an extension to his existing contract will be signed.

There is no hurry as Coufal is contracted until June 2023 with a club option for a further two years.