West Ham boss David Moyes is happy seeing Mark Noble take the sporting director job.

The former captain will take charge in January.

Moyes said, "I always wanted Mark Noble to be part of the Club.

"And I think not just me, I think West Ham United should be pleased to have Mark Noble as part of the Club as well - because he's a great ambassador, he has been a great player. And we hope that he'll go on to be a very good working Sporting Director.

"But you've got to remember, Mark is only new, so we've got to give him time to train up to be a Sporting Director. He's got a bit of work to do, a bit of training to do, but I'm really looking forward to working with him. And I've been in touch with him, on the phone in the last few days to him as well. So, we'll look forward to him starting."