The sale of Winston Reid this summer is unlikely as his wages are a major stumbling block for any new club.
The 31-year-old is on loan to MLS club Sporting Kansas City but they are only funding fifteen per cent of his current wages.
At a reported £70,000 per week, the Hammers will find it difficult to find a permanent move for the West Ham defender with three years remaining on his contract.
The New Zealander centre back joined the Hammers from FC Midtjylland for £3.78m in August 2010 on an initial three-year contract.
Comfortable at right-back or centre-back, Reid moved to Denmark at the age of ten, representing the Scandinavian nation at U19, U20 and U21 levels. He passed 200 first-team appearance milestone for the Hammers in April 2017.
He missed the whole of the 2018/2019 after suffering a knee injury and an operation and has struggled to regain his fitness ever since.
After a 16 month absence, he made a small comeback with a couple of games pre-season in Austria and China and has featured a number of times for the U23’s. He has a contract with West Ham until June 2023.
Don’t get me wrong i liked reid as a player but his last full season wasn’t the best.
Why do clubs still persist with these ridiculous long contracts?
£70,000 a week,these players are just in a win/win situation.