• Hammers reject £7m offer from local rivals
• David Sullivan vows to keep star midfielder

Scott Parker would like to consider Tottenham Hotspur’s proposal to take him across London to White Hart Lane and has been left frustrated at West Ham United’s refusal to countenance the deal.

Spurs have had a £7m offer rejected out of hand by the West Ham co-chairman David Sullivan, who has said the midfielder is not for sale and that Parker is to be offered a lucrative new five-year contract. The midfielder has three years to run on his current deal.

But Parker is tempted by what would be a hugely contentious switch – there is

• Hammers want to move into Stratford site after 2012
• Company behind shopping centre around stadium receptive

West Ham United’s bid to move into the Olympic Stadium after the 2012 games received a boost today after the company behind the huge shopping centre that will dominate the entrance to the site said it would back the idea.

The east London club has submitted a bid to take over the stadium in conjunction with Newham Council as part of a process being overseen by the Olympic Park Legacy Company. AEG, the operator of the O2, was also one of more than 100 parties to register an interest.

There had been speculation that Westfield, the Australian company behind the 1.9m square foot Stratford City shopping centre that is seen as a key part of the bid to leave a legacy for east London, did not approve of the idea of West Ham taking

• French striker joins on three-year deal from Lyon
• Club say ‘further major additions’ due in next 72 hours

Avram Grant continued his rebuilding programme at West Ham United with the signing of the French striker Frédéric Piquionne and the Mexico winger Pablo Barrera.

Piquionne, 31, spent last season playing for the new Hammers manager while on loan at Portsmouth. He has joined for an undisclosed fee from Lyon on a three-year deal. Barrera arrives in a £4m deal from Pumas after the 23-year-old received his work permit yesterday.

Barrera made three appearances at the World Cup, all as a substitute, as Mexico made it to the last 16. “I am very fast and can use both feet. I like the one-on-one situations and to take on my opponent and beat my rivals,” Barrera said.

“People have said that I am the sort of player that the fans want to have the ball as often as possible because I can make things happen.”

Piquionne scored 11 goals in all competitions for relegated Pompey, with three of those coming in their run to the FA Cup final.

“I know Avram and I like working with him and I think he likes me,” the striker said. “I am coming to work hard for the squad and I hope we have a good season.”

The Israel international Tal Ben Haim also worked with Grant at Portsmouth and he is reported to be close to completing a switch to Upton Park. The club tonight reported “further major additions are expected within the next 72 hours”.

The German midfielder Thomas Hitzlsperger has already joined the Hammers from Lazio on a free transfer.

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