West Ham captain Mark Noble insists he'd welcome big money midfield signings.

Such an arrival could pose threats to Noble's regular starting spot.

But he told the Daily Mail: "I want West Ham to buy the best players. I want them to spend £50million on a central midfielder. Yeah. bring it on.

"I want West Ham to do well. For the fans, the chef, for Shirley in the kitchen, who was here when your dad was manager, for Jimmy Frith who comes in to help the coaches every day, keeps things ticking over and has been doing so since John Lyall brought him in.

"I've known these people since I first came to the club. I want the very best for this club. I make sure, out of the players' bonus, every staff member shares in that bonus. We can't do it without them."