Tony Cottee is desperate for just two new contracts in the December window – David Moyes and Declan Rice!
The Hammers goal-scoring hero insists that the pair are the key to everything that is happening at the club and that both need to put pen to paper as soon as possible.
He’s not wrong of course – both are proving to be absolute winners as the team looks upwards rather than over their shoulders for the first time in a long time.
ClaretandHugh suggested earlier today that the time may now be here for the board and Moyes to agree on a deal with of course the same being true of Declan around whom the Chelsea talk continues to swirl.
A Frank Lampard departure from the Bridge may change that of course but were he to commit to a long term Hammers deal we would all be able to look forward to a more certain future.
Speaking to The Sun Cottee declared: “As far as I’m concerned the only two signings to be bothered about are David Moyes and Declan.
“I’m pretty sure that even now, with his elevated status, Dec will not be earning the same kind of money as the top men in the squad.
“But he’s their most valuable player and in time will become the next captain after Mark Noble.
“I know he signed a five-year deal not so long ago but get him tied down and up there with the bigger earners and make him a bedrock of the future team.
“We all know other teams are interested. West Ham should be acting to secure Declan, so he is not allowed to drift into the last two years of his contract and possibly leave on a free transfer.”
He added: “I assume David is going to try to sign players during this transfer window on three or four-year deals.
“As a player, I would find it a bit unsettling signing for a coach who could be gone by the summer.
“It’s baffling why something hasn’t been done already to get Moyes tied down to a new deal. Moyes is building a team. I like what he is doing, he has proven to be a good fit.
“West Ham should be moving slowly and steadily in one direction, upwards. The yo-yoing needs to stop.
“By the end of the 2020s, West Ham needs to be established as a top-10 club. I hope the board can see the positive effect Moyes is having on this.”
I agree with Tony Moyes deserves a new contract now as players wont sign if they think he could be gone soon. As for Dec he should be made the highest paid at the club and if we keep improving as a team and challenging the top teams that would help keep him here