• Club claimed they had held talks with 35-year-old’s agent
• ‘David has no interest in leaving LA Galaxy,’ says spokesman

David Beckham has “no interest” in leaving LA Galaxy and has had no contact with West Ham United, a spokesman for the former England captain said today.

Beckham became linked with a move to Upton Park after David Gold, the West Ham co-owner, said he wanted to sign the 35-year-old and claimed discussions with his agent had taken place. That, however, has been denied. A spokesman for Beckham said: “While it’s flattering to hear of interest there has been no contact with or offer from West Ham.

“David is happy at the Los Angeles Galaxy and has no interest in leaving, and is looking forward to returning to the team on 9 August.”

Beckham is still recovering from the ruptured achilles tendon that kept him out of the World Cup but believes he will be back to play some part in the remainder of the MLS season. He is back jogging and running but will have further tests with club doctors next month to determine when he should return to full training.

Beckham is hopeful he can be back in action as early as September, allowing him to make a possible return to European football in January – for the past two years he has played for Milan during the second half of the season.

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• ‘We want to improve and Scott Parker is a big part of this’
• Grant backs Robert Green to get over disastrous World Cup

Avram Grant has insisted the sought-after midfielder Scott Parker will remain his West Ham United side’s heartbeat, while also backing the England internationals Robert Green and Matthew Upson to overcome their disappointing World Cups.

Tottenham yesterday had a bid worth a reported £7m for the player swept angrily off the table by the West Ham co-chairman, David Sullivan. Grant, the club’s manager, said: “We want to plan to improve for the next few seasons and Scott Parker is a big part of this process. He is a very good player and has a good influence on the young players. I’m sure if he was for sale that other teams would want him as well. But we are a team with ambition and we want to progress.”

Parker played alongside Green and Upson in West Ham’s 2-0 pre-season victory over MK Dons last night, secured with goals from Julien Faubert and Carlton Cole.

Green was dropped by England after his mistake gifted the USA their equaliser in the sides’ drawn opening group match while Upson played in the 4-1 second-round defeat to Germany. “Robert is a good goalkeeper. He is doing his job and he is training well,” Grant said. “Also, Matthew Upson played his first 45 minutes as well. It was good for them and for us.

“They are not children. They know disappointment is part of the game and they need to recover very quickly because they are playing for the team. What has happened has happened and we are looking forward. I have no worries at all, it was business as usual and they know that.”

Parker was the only player declared not for sale by Sullivan this summer, with Green, Upson and Cole all linked with moves away from Upton Park. But the West Ham vice-chairman, Karren Brady, stressed the club had turned down bids for players and the focus is on improving, not dismantling, the squad.

West Ham have been chasing the defender Tal Ben Haim and the Nice striker Loïc Rémy. Grant told the club’s website: “We are looking for players. There are good players in this team but we want to make the squad stronger and we are looking for two or three players that can improve the team. I am happy with what we have but I am always looking for a way of improving and making things better.”

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• ‘Scott is not for sale at any price, to anyone,’ says Sullivan
• ‘This is a new era. We are building a bigger, better West Ham’

West Ham United have confirmed that they have rejected an offer from Tottenham for Scott Parker, with the chairman David Sullivan insisting the midfielder is not for sale at any price.

The 29-year-old England international has been linked with a summer move away from Upton Park, with White Hart Lane a possible destination to join up with the former Hammers manager Harry Redknapp.

But Sullivan told www.whufc.com: “I made a promise that I would not sell Scott and I will not, for any amount of money, break that promise to the West Ham supporters.

“Scott is not for sale at any price, to anyone. West Ham supporters, for far too long, have had owners that sell their best players and promise one thing and do another.

“This is a new era. We are building a bigger, better West Ham and when we make a promise, we honour it.”

The club’s website continued in a statement: “The club would like to state that regardless of the size of the bid, nothing will break the promise that chairman David Sullivan made to our supporters.

“As repeatedly stated, Scott Parker is not for sale and there are no circumstances and no amount of money that will cause us to break that pledge to the fans.

“The club informed Tottenham chairman Daniel Levy prior to him making the offer that we would not welcome any approach to unsettle the player. Scott Parker has three years left on his contract and the club has opened talks with his agent over a new five-year deal.”

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