Gianfranco Zola is set to ink a new four-year contract with West Ham United.

The Daily Star says the Italian arrived at Upton Park in September but will now double his salary to around £1.5m a year after steering the club to seventh in the table. Zola had previously been one of the lowest-paid bosses in the Premier League.

His new deal will run from the start of next season until 2013 with West Ham hoping it will ward off interest from other clubs.

Zola had been linked with a move to Chelsea earlier in the season before his former club opted for Guus Hiddink.

The Hammers plan to officially announce the deal later this week.