Zola set for future talks with owners

(GSM) – West Ham United manager Gianfranco Zola has revealed that he is set to meet with the club’s owners next week to discuss about his future.

The former Hammers player has guided the London club to Premier League safety this season but the last few months have seen the pressure build on the Italian.

Since the arrival of co-owners David Sullivanand David Gold, Zola’s position at Upton Park appears to have been strained and reports suggest there may be a parting of the ways once the current campaign comes to a close.

With the final game of the season against Manchester City Sunday, Zola has stated that he will be doing his utmost to win the game, before the scheduled meeting next week.

“I need to focus on the game and then I will talk to the club and we will see what the outcome is going to be. We are going to meet some time next week,” he said.

“I am a professional person. I am paid by the club to do a job and I try to do it as best I can.

“I am not going to give any excuses, we should have done better this season. I was expecting more.

“But I have to add that the circumstances and the environment have not been easy and people should remember that when they judge the season.

“I am the manager. I am not trying to justify anything, just telling the truth.

“I look at the job I have done and I say, yes I should have done better. I don’t take defeats very well but it will make me stronger.

“I look into myself and the rest we will talk about after the last match.”

City’s midweek defeat to Tottenham means they can no longer finish fourth and secure UEFA Champions League football for next year.