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Slaven Bilic has re-iterated his stance on the Manuel Lanzini rumours as Liverpool star Phillipe Coutinho is still linked with a switch to Barcelona.

Many reports have suggested that Jurgen Klopp sees the Argentine star as the ideal replacement for his fellow south American should Coutinho swap Anfield for the Nou Camp this summer.

West Ham have yet to offer Lanzini a new contract despite the rumours and it is believed getting the attacking midfielder tied down long-term to east London is of the upper-most priority as new deals have been given to Michail Antonio, Angelo Ogbonna and Pedro Obiang.

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Bilic was asked about the rumours once again at his pre-Southampton press conference ahead of the weekend's game and the boss told reporters at Rush Green that Lanzini is happy.

He said: "No, I am not worried [about Lanzini leaving]. I got it from the papers, the news. That's it.

"But, I said it last week when we spoke about it before Man Utd game. I speak to Manu every day and he is very happy. He really feels at home here, he feels wanted.

"You can see it, you don't have to talk to the player but you see he is smiling, he is happy. He broke into the Argentina team, he got a call-up for the September games so he knows that if he plays for West Ham I have a chance to improve, sign a better contract with West Ham and play for Argentina. He is very happy.

"I don't want to set a price tag on him, I am sure he is going to stay with us.

"He knows that he is wanted. As I said, the chairman and the board, when he was on loan we took the option even before we had to, we activated it. He was voted players player of the year which is a good thing and he feels wanted at the place. He likes it here."