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Jonty Colman

Manuel Lanzini makes admission over West Ham future amid expiring contract and River Plate links

West Ham United midfielder Manuel Lanzini admits no talks have taken place over his long-term future at the club with just months remaining on his current deal.

The 30-year-old Argentine has made 221 appearances for West Ham since joining from Al Jazira, initially on loan, in 2015 and has gone on to score 31 club goals since then.

Lanzini is one of four senior players at the club alongside goalkeeper Lukasz Fabianski, centre-back Angelo Ogbonna and right-back Vladimir Coufal whose deals are set to run out at the end of June. However, the club do hold a two-year extension option on Lanzini.

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Speaking after starting in the Europa Conference League round of 16 second leg win over AEK Larnaca, where Lanzini continued his record as one of only two West Ham players to start all ten matches for the club in Europe this season, Lanzini admits no talks have happened yet regarding his expiring contract.

“No no no, nobody talks with me but we will see what happens in the summer,” said Lanzini

Lanzini has been linked with a return to former club River Plate at the end of the season back in Argentina, making 91 appearances for them after coming through their academy.

While Lanzini has made ten starts in Europe this season, 767 of his 1,004 minutes for the season have come in that competition.

Outside of Europe, the midfielder has made just nine appearances this term, only two of which from the start.

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