MARK NOBLE has agreed a new one-year contract with West Ham.
Skipper Noble, 33, has been in talks for months over extending his deal — which expires at the end of this season.
Mark Noble has agreed a one-year contract extension at boyhood club West HamCredit: Rex Features
Even though he is no longer a regular starter for his boyhood team, East Londoner Noble is a valuable character in the dressing room.
The midfielder is also considering moving into coaching when he finally hangs up his boots.
Noble’s understudy as skipper is Declan Rice, who is emerging as the bedrock of the team under boss David Moyes.
West Ham’s owners recently claimed the England star is worth £100million in a bid to put off any bids from Prem rivals.
But Moyes said: “I don’t agree with the owners that Declan Rice is a £100m footballer — far, far more than £100m.”
West Ham are chasing the dream of finishing in the Premier League top four for the first time.
The next step is at home to Leeds tonight.
Moyes said: “If we could finish in some sort of European position, I think it would be progress.
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“And that would be progress for Declan.
“Since he’s been at West Ham they have been bobbing around the bottom, this is new for him as well.”
WEST HAM (likely): Fabianski, Coufal, Dawson, Diop, Cresswell, Johnson, Rice, Soucek, Fornals, Lingard, Antonio.
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Source: Soccer - thesun.co.uk
