West Ham are understood to have upped their previous offer of £50k per week to £60k per week in an attempt to persuade Winston Reid to sign a new long term contract. His advisers are believed to have asked as much as £75k per week previously for a new contract. Reid and his advisors have been given two weeks to decide but if he decides not to put pen to paper he may be forced to play the next year on his existing contract terms barring a transfer request in which case the Hammers would have little option but to sell him.

The centre back joined West Ham in August 2010 on a three year contract for a fee believed to be around £3m. This deal was later extended by two years which takes him up to August 2015.His transfer fee was the subject of a dispute between West Ham United and his former club FC Midtjylland as West Ham withheld the fee to bring to UEFA’s attention fees owing to them from the sale of Alessandro Diamanti to Brescia.

He has made 93 appearances for West Ham scoring five goals against opposition including against Milwall and Spurs. If the deal is agreed it would make Reid the second highest earner in the club after Andy Carroll who is though to earn £80k per week.

A 5 year deal would cost West Ham over £15m If he was sold this summer he could raise around £6m but no official bids or inquiries have been received to date.

The deal coincides with Reid going back to his New Zealand homeland for two pre-season friendlies starting with Wellington Phoenix FC on 23rd July then Sydney FC on the 26th July.Interestingly there doesn’t appear to be an offer on the table at the moment for Ravel Morrison if sources are to be believed.