Tottenham defender Vedran Corluka insists there was never a chance that Slaven Bilic would leave his Croatia job for West Ham.
Corluka explained: "He said before that he would stay until the end of the qualification.
"In Croatia, if you betrayed because of money - said that you would do one thing and then two months later do something else because of money - you would not be able to come back to Croatia.
"That's it - if you give your word, that's it.
"The people in Croatia look to you so you can't just say something and then do something else. He's an honest man and it's not just about money for him.
"He was a big figure in Croatia anyway but the results he has had in the last couple of years have made him even bigger.
"Nobody put pressure on him to stay - he decided to stay by himself."