Reid in it for the long haul

Reid has signed a new six-and-half-year contract with the Hammers, which is reportedly valued at £60,000 per week, after being linked with possible moves to Arsenal and Tottenham.

The 26-year-old says he is “committed” to his future at West Ham and sees the club pushing their way up the Premier League table

“It did strike me to move to another place, but my family and I wanted to stay here,” Reid told The Sun.

“I figured out what I wanted to do with my career and that’s be part of the place here and help the club to improve.

“It won’t take only one or two years – it might be after I finish that the club gets into the top six or top four.”

West Ham currently sit in ninth place in the Premier League table and are hoping to finish the season with their best points return yet.

“It’s unfortunate that us as a team in the last couple of months, we haven’t been functioning at 100 per cent compared to the beginning of the year,” Reid said.

“We’re looking to finish strong and not let the season fade away.”

Reid is currently in a race against time to overcome a hamstring injury to be fit for New Zealand’s international match against South Korea this weekend.

But the Hammers expect the Kiwi back in time to travel with the squad to Leicester on April 4 after the international break.

Ecuador forward Enner Valencia, meanwhile, has seen a specialist again and is healing well after he lacerated his big toe on March 10.

“Enner was unable to go away on international duty with Ecuador, but now he is building up his training with the aim of being available for the Leicester game,” said Head of Medical and Sports Science Stijn Vandenbroucke.