West Ham United boss Sam Allardyce says no matter what happens regarding Winston Reid's contract talks, "he stays".
Reid's current deal expires in June.
Allardyce said: "There's no choice for me, he stays - that's it. If somebody makes a big offer then obviously the chairman decides, but for me he's staying.
"The chairman decides whether the money is big enough, but for me he stays and I think that the way the club has improved, I think he will stay.
"And I think that what we have done this season, and hopefully finish off the season strongly, might persuade him to sign for us.
"We are on the up at the moment and we have got a very big future ahead of us, moving into the new stadium. So the club could be bigger than it's ever been in the next four to five years."