Grant eager to keep hold of Scott Parker

West Ham United boss Avram Grant is determined to keep hold of Scott Parker as he waits to find out if Tottenham Hotspur make another bid.

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Reports in Thursday's press have suggested that Parker wants to talk to Tottenham, but West Ham have insisted he is not for sale at any price.

Spurs are believed to have offered £7 million for the 29-year-old, and Harry Redknapp will have to offer considerably more for a man who was part of Fabio Capello's provisional 30-man England squad for the World Cup finals to force the Hammers into a rethink.

Parker has three years left on his current contract, so West Ham have no concerns on that front, but they may offer him a new deal to stave off a prolonged transfer campaign from their North London rivals.

"From my side there is no news," Grant told Sky Sports News of the interest in West Ham's Player of the Year. "We have ambitions at this club, we want to progress and we want to go forward. We have a plan for the next few years, not only for one year, and Scott Parker is a big part of these plans.

"I am happy for him. He is a good player and he is a good lad. He is good for the vision of the club. He is professional. He knows that he is a very important part of our ambitions to progress and to be a very good team. I'm sure if he was for sale that other teams would want him as well. But we are a team with ambition and we want to progress."

Grant confirmed that he intends to strengthen the squad before the transfer window closes, though would not comment on their move for Nice forward Loic Remy.

"We have a good group but we can make this group stronger and we are looking for players that can make us stronger," Grant said. "I will not speak about players that we haven't signed. We have two or three players that we want to sign, in positions that can improve the team, but when we sign someone we will let you know."

The manager also lent his support to Robert Green and Matthew Upson after their disappointment at the World Cup finals: "They are not children. They know disappointment is part of the game and they need to recover very quickly because they are playing for the team.

"What has happened has happened and we are looking forward. I have no worries at all, it was business as usual and they know that.''