Will Still has once again shown his class with a brilliant response after West Ham made a move for a second Southampton star.
Saints boss and lifelong West Ham fan Will Still is already well liked by his fellow Hammers supporters.
Especially after the key role Still played in West Ham signing Southampton star Mateus Fernandes this week.
Still showed he is proper West Ham with his actions which helped Graham Potter seal the Fernandes deal in rare stealthy fashion.
Still’s brilliant response to West Ham move for second Saints star
West Ham are hoping Fernandes can help turn the club’s season around after a dismal start.
Southampton have been using the £41m coming on from the Hammers to make additions for their push to return to the Premier League.
Still has been touted as a future West Ham manager.
Majority owner David Sullivan has previously stated ‘never say never’ about Still becoming Hammers boss one day, once he has more experience.
Nayef Aguerd looks dejected after West Ham's defeat to Sunderland
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One thing is for certain, the 32-year-old is ensuring he has good relations with the West Ham hierarchy.
Now Still has issued a brilliant response to a West Ham move for a second Southampton star.
Nayef Aguerd has refused to play for West Ham at Nottingham Forest as he tries to force a move to Marseille.
West Ham confirmed several players are trying to ‘bully’ their way out of the club ‘on the cheap’ before the window closes on Monday night.
Hammers eye Harwood-Bellis as Aguerd refuses to play
The Hammers already needed a new centre-back with Aguerd proving time and again he is not capable of playing in the Premier League.
Toulouse and England Under 21 central defender Charlie Cresswell and Southampton’s Taylor Harwood-Bellis are two of Potter’s targets according to reports.
West Ham’s interest in Harwood-Bellis was put to Still after Southampton’s draw with Watford.
Speaking to The Daily Echo, Still issued a brilliant response in which he stated he ‘loves West Ham’.
Southampton defender Taylor Harwood-Bellis has been linked with a move to West Ham
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What Still said about West Ham interest in Harwood-Bellis
But he made it clear he doesn’t expect Harwood-Bellis to be sold as things stand and sent a playful warning to his beloved Hammers.
Although West Ham will note he said something similar about Fernandes at the start of that particular saga.
“They want another one of our players?!” Still said.
“I don’t think Taylor was ever for sale, to be honest.
“I love West Ham, but stay off him!”
Harwood-Bellis came through at Man City before being sold to Southampton for £15m.
The 23-year-old centre-back has been linked with a move to east London for some time.
But it seems unlikely Still is willing to let him go at this late stage of the window, making a West Ham move for Cresswell more likely.