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Grant reluctant to talk percentages over West Ham survival chances

West Ham United boss Avram Grant is reluctant to talk percentages when it comes to beating the drop.

Co-owner David Sullivan admitted he rates the Hammers' chances of staying up this season at '25 per cent'.

Grant, whose side are bottom of the table with just four matches to go, insisted: "I am not a businessman like David.

"What I can tell you, though, is that we have a good chance to stay up and we will do everything to do it. It doesn't matter what percentage I rate our chances.

"If I say to you now there is a 51 per cent or 32.5 per cent chance it doesn't matter.

"It only matters in money because if he wants to give 25 per cent more to the players if they stay in the league, it is OK.

"If you put the chances of us staying up four months ago the chances were 10 per cent so it always changes.

"If we take four points from the next two games the percentage will be more than this but it will still continue until the end of the season."

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