Matthew Upson insists he's happy at West Ham United.

The England defender has been linked with a £15 million move away in January.

But he says breaking back into the England squad justifies his decision to move to Upton Park: "It has massively justified me coming here - it's worked out brilliantly. The move has achieved what I wanted.

"Upton Park is a great place to play week in, week out. At the back of my mind, four or five years ago, I had the goal of going to the World Cup.

"That's what I wanted to do and, over the past four years, I've developed and am now in a position where I feel it's achievable.

"Every day in training I'm working hard for West Ham but I also want to get selected for England. It drives me on even more."