Scott Parker

Scott Parker is close to signing an improved deal at West Ham so ending speculation that he could move away from Upton Park. David Sullivan told the Evening Standard: "I have promised the fans I will not let Scott Parker go and I will not waver from that. If Scott came to me, said he wanted to move and was prepared to put in a transfer request, I would say, 'I'm terribly sorry, Scott, but I've made a promise to the fans'. I would remind him that it is too late to find a replacement now and ask him for one more year's commitment."

Parker is expected to sign a new five-year deal within the next week. The club will offer the 29-year-old improved terms that will reportedly be worth up to £20m.

Miralem Sulejmani

West Ham United have been forced to abandon their bid for Ajax's Miralem Sulejmani after he failed to secure a work permit. The Hammers had agreed a deal with the Dutch club to sign Sulejmani, who is Ajax's record signing after they paid Heerenveen more than £13million for his services just two years ago.

However, Sulejmani - a Serbian international - has just eight caps to his name and they have been spread over two years, meaning he did not automatically qualify for a work permit under Premier League criteria.

West Ham appealed the decision, but an independent football panel ruled against Avram Grant's side, who had been hoping to include Sulejmani in their squad ahead of their opening game at Aston Villa this weekend.

Thomas Hitzlsperger

Thomas Hitzlsperger has picked up a thigh injury, and is now doubtful for his team's season opener. The 28-year-old was injured during Germany's 2-2 draw with Denmark yesterday, and had to be withdrawn after 66 minutes. "I hope it is not that bad because I really want to play at the start of the season," he told reporters. He will undergo medical tests later today, but remains in a fitness race ahead of Saturday's Premier League clash with Aston Villa.

Carlton Cole

After all the rumours it seems that Carlton Cole will stay at West Ham. Avram Grant is adamant that Cole will not be sold. Yesterday he said: "The new 4-3-3 system has helped him. We also have a team that knows how to play football, so they can pass to him at the right time."

Freddie Sears

Freddie Sears scored four goals in a game for the reserves last week. Will it be his season this year?

Carlon Cole is also in good form with three goals in four games. I fully expect him to be selected in England's game against Hungary. I think he could create a great partnership with Rooney. Like Heskey he is an unselfish striker which will make things easy for Rooney. Unlike Heskey he also scores goals.

Frank Nouble

You can see Frank Nouble's two goals for England Under-19s, who beat Austria 3-2 in the European Under-19 Championships at the link below. The 18-year-old Nouble, showed great finishing by scoring both goals from difficult angles. The match against Holland today can be seen on Eurosport at 5.pm

http://www.imscouting.com/global-news-article/West-Hams-Frank-Nouble-scores-twice-for-England-Video/8879/

Len Blavatnik

It is claimed Russian billionaire Len Blavatnik is poised to make a £30m offer to buy a 35% stake in West Ham. If this goes ahead it is likely that West Ham might have the money to buy Loïc Rémy, a promising young player who made waves at Nice last year. It is even possible that they will have enough money to buy Brazilian wonderkid Neymar, the 18-year-old Santos forward who has been called the next Pele. On the other hand, these might just me false rumours that intend to increase season-ticket sales.